Dr. Nicole LaPera has developed her own brand of clinical psychology she calls [[Holistic Psychology]] leaning on both her personal experience and clinical expertise, launched in 2018 and largely popularized through her Instagram channel. My first exposure to her was through Rachel sharing her reels, which to me where often salient and insightful. LaPera received her degree at Cornell University before completing a PhD program in clinical psychology at the New School for Social Research in New York. She was born the third and last child, a "happy accident". Her sister suffered childhood illness and her mother was often bed-ridden with her own mysterious pains. Her parents were cold and detached, not "touchy" and rarely saying "I love you". To survive, she adopted the "Christ child" persona, easing the burden of her existence by being as near to perfect as possible.