From birth each of us sets out to discover
who we really are. But when trauma occurs
we create ways to survive. Often we split
into pieces and abandon the most vulnerable
parts of ourselves, boxing them up in tiny
packages and tossing them away. Later, we
spend our lives looking for these parcels.
Hoping to meet someone that can help us
find these lost, splintered, pieces of ourselves.
- Tara Gregson (Toni Collette)
United States of Tara, Season 2, Episode 4