How Common Is It to Grow Up With an Alcoholic Parent?
It is far more common than almost anyone realizes: roughly 1 in 4 kids in the United States has at least one parent who abuses…
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Why Does Dysfunction Keep Repeating in My Family?
Dysfunction keeps repeating in your family because it became your normal before you were ever old enough to know there was another way. You absorbed…
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Why Does My Family Still Trigger Me as an Adult?
Your family still triggers you as an adult because your nervous system is running childhood software. When your mom’s comment or your sibling’s text sends…
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Why Do I Freeze During Difficult Conversations?
You freeze during difficult conversations because your nervous system learned, a long time ago, that conflict wasn’t just uncomfortable — it was dangerous. When your…
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How Do I Grieve a Parent Who Is Still Alive?
You grieve a parent who is still alive by first letting it be grief. What you’re carrying — the loss of the parent you needed…
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Why Do I Feel Uncomfortable When Life Is Calm?
You feel uncomfortable when life is calm because if you grew up in chaos, your nervous system calibrated to it — chaos became your baseline,…
