The Damage of Being Told You Are Alone
Imagine a struggling child—or really any person—whose parent communicates, in no uncertain terms: “Nobody can or wants to relate to you or help build a bridge to where you are.”…
Seeing the system clearly from the position of being permanently at fault.
Imagine a struggling child—or really any person—whose parent communicates, in no uncertain terms: “Nobody can or wants to relate to you or help build a bridge to where you are.”…
How have I provided good input for my children? Who, in my child’s life, is a reliable source of good input—consistently kind, considerate, trustworthy, loyal, present, protective, loving—intentionally contributing to…
Artificial Indifference Artificial Indifference. Finally—a name for the thing that was sought, feigned, and revered in my family, and later in an equally dysfunctional marriage. I see my younger son…
When I choose to confront something happening right now—something I see as worth addressing—and someone tries to shut me down by dragging the conversation into the past, I finally understand…