Welcome to the forum.
Ceres transiting the 4th house is one of the more quietly significant minor body transits, especially when it coincides with something you're already feeling in your daily life. The fact that it's resonating for you is worth paying attention to.
The 4th house carries themes of emotional foundation, home, roots, the mother, and what we privately rely on for a sense of security. Ceres moving through this space tends to bring nurturing and healing themes into those exact areas, sometimes through actual changes at home, sometimes through a shift in how you relate to your own emotional needs or early conditioning. It's less dramatic than an outer planet transit but can feel surprisingly personal.
For a July 23, 1980 birth date, you'd be a Cancer Sun, but without knowing your birth time and location I can't tell you your rising sign or what natally sits in your 4th house. That matters quite a bit here. Ceres transiting over a natal Moon, for instance, tends to feel more emotionally charged than transiting an empty house. And if your 4th house ruler is currently under pressure from a longer transit, Ceres may be amplifying something already in motion rather than operating independently.
On your question about how this played out for others in such a short window, my honest experience is that two-month transits rarely complete a healing arc. They tend to open a door or make something more visible. The actual integration often runs longer, through whatever larger cycles are operating underneath.
If you can share your birth time and location, members here can give you a much more grounded read on what this transit is actually touching in your chart.
