Changing The Toxic Family Dynamic
Are you in a toxic family dynamic without even knowing it? Where I grew up it was common for girls to be raised to care...
Are you in a toxic family dynamic without even knowing it? Where I grew up it was common for girls to be raised to care...
What are the traits of functional families? We’re glad you asked. According to family experts Friel and Friel, authors of Adult Children, The Secrets of...
Holiday boundaries are still needed even in this season of epidemic and separation. Are you still getting together for the holidays? Is Zoom your new...
Do you wonder if you have a dysfunctional family? There is a famous quote by the Russian novelist, Tolstoy, that all happy families are the...
Happy families have some characteristics in common, and these characteristics of healthy families are not present in families where there is narcissism, substance, alcohol, or...
Fear of abandonment often stems from childhood loss. This loss could be related to a traumatic event, such as the loss of a parent through...
Family secrets make everyone sick. Alcohol and substance abuse impacts the whole household and can cause a great amount of stress and negative feelings. Keeping...
Family addiction is complicated, and it isn’t isolated to one person who may be using. Addiction is passed on through generations and everybody is affected. Intergenerational...
How do unhealthy roles in family addiction play out in real life? Let’s take a look at a real-life family, the Drakes, who are caught...
There are two parties in the addiction blame game. Those suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and their friends, family,...
On top of the opioid crisis, meth destruction, and other drug horrors, we still have an alcohol problem in this country. In these complicated times,...
Holiday expectations can break your heart, and I had to learn to let them go. As the youngest of four children I was automatically labeled...