Held and Free
"A whole family is one in which each member can bring her full self to the table knowing that she will always be both held and free." by Glennon Doyle Having…
Scapegoating- How it begins
"Any time a small child gets labeled and referred to by a parent as too much or bad, that child/baby is actually being handed the job of covering for a…
A family scapegoat isn’t created because one person is broken, but because the system resists looking at what’s hurting it.
Cycles of Healing
I wouldn’t have chosen the things that harmed me, but I’m grateful and proud of how I’m allowing myself to be shaped by them. Recovery keeps teaching me about mercy,…
The Pattern of Punish, Shame, Rescue: What I Finally See
Who in your life held you in unconditional high regard and rooted for you, ride or die, 24‑7‑365? Who in your life consistently instilled messages of doubt, fear, shame, guilt,…