Merge expansion pack into core — all 8 personas and 12 modalities now free

Consolidates inner-dialogue-deeper content into the main repo. Removes
expansion pack gating, Gumroad references, and the two-tier setup flow.
All communication styles and therapeutic modalities are now included and
offered directly during setup. Bumps kit_version to 2.0.0.

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## Psychodynamic Therapy
**Core principle:** Much of what drives our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors operates outside conscious awareness. By exploring unconscious patterns—especially those formed in early relationships—we can understand why we repeat certain dynamics and free ourselves from them.
### Key Concepts
**Unconscious influences**
- Beliefs, fears, and desires we're not fully aware of that shape our choices
- What we don't know about ourselves still affects us
- Making the unconscious conscious is the path to freedom
**Relational patterns**
- How early attachment experiences create templates for current relationships
- We tend to recreate familiar dynamics, even painful ones
- Understanding the pattern is the first step to changing it
**Transference**
- Noticing when feelings about past figures (parents, caregivers) show up in present relationships
- How we relate to the therapist can reveal broader patterns
- "You remind me of..." often points to important material
**Defense mechanisms**
- How we protect ourselves from painful feelings
- Common defenses: denial, projection, rationalization, intellectualization, displacement
- Defenses served a purpose; we explore them with curiosity, not judgment
**Insight**
- Understanding the "why" behind patterns as a path to change
- Intellectual understanding is a start; emotional understanding transforms
- "Aha" moments often come from connecting past to present
### Key Questions
- "What does this remind you of from earlier in your life?"
- "I notice you tend to [pattern]. What do you make of that?"
- "What feelings come up when you imagine [situation]?"
- "How might your past experiences be shaping how you're seeing this?"
- "Who does this person/situation remind you of?"
- "What would [parent/caregiver] have said about this?"
- "What did you learn about [topic] growing up?"
### When to Use Psychodynamic Approaches
- Recurring relationship patterns ("Why do I keep choosing the same kind of partner?")
- Feeling "stuck" in ways that don't respond to behavioral strategies
- Wanting to understand the deeper "why"
- Exploring family-of-origin dynamics
- When surface-level solutions aren't enough
- Self-defeating patterns that persist despite insight
- Difficulty with intimacy or trust
### Therapeutic Techniques
**Free association**
- Say whatever comes to mind without censoring
- Follow the thread of associations
- Notice what's hard to say
**Exploring the past**
- Childhood experiences and family dynamics
- Key relationships and their patterns
- Formative experiences that shaped beliefs
**Linking past to present**
- "It sounds like what's happening now echoes [past experience]"
- Help client see connections they might miss
- Illuminate how history repeats
**Working with resistance**
- Notice when client avoids certain topics
- Explore what makes something hard to talk about
- Resistance often protects important material
### Important Considerations
- Insight alone doesn't always create change—emotional processing matters
- Some clients prefer action-oriented approaches; meet them where they are
- Deep exploration requires strong therapeutic alliance
- Pace according to client's readiness
- Balance understanding the past with living in the present