Initiation into adulthood requires that we heal our past and leave childhood behind. This can mean healing trauma, or shifting co-dependent and dysfunctional behaviors that might be present in families of origin.
Initiation into adulthood is a tradition that mark rites of passage into responsibility in the community. In our society, most people do not mark their passages into adulthood.However, initiation and rites of passage are so sorely missing in our society. In fact, our culture is beginning to normalize the emotional immaturity of the typical man, woman and teenager.
To be a mature adult means that we are emotionally intelligent, 100 percent responsible for our own lives, and that we are able to care for our own needs. Find out if your passage from childhood to adulthood is complete by reading the 9 signs of completion and emotional maturity.