The most powerful border of all is built in the intricate dance between mother figure and newborn. This is where the concepts of “I” and “other” are born, where the roots and their psychic rhizomes connect and develop. Process that never ends.

This first relationship is a closed dyad, perfect symbiosis. The person who feeds and the person who receives nutrition are one body. The infant introjects the mother's body as part of the narcissism, the Totality. Only with a gradual process that weaves between recognition and differentiation can the infant understand independence and achieve a sense of self. This process of self-discovery is slow and is nourished by the mother's reflection and response to the baby's actions and emotions. This provides the basis for an emerging sense of identity and security; and very important: establishes the ability to trust.