You might find this interesting! A study of 783 university students into the links between parentification and later adult wellness showed those who experienced parentification have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse (Hooper, Marotta, & …
Some Reasons a Child Becomes An Adult Too Soon.
As I mentioned in the last post, there are two types of parentification: ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง – Acting as a friend and confidant to a parent, becoming the peacemaker, emotionally supporting the family. I๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง – helping the family with physical …
What is Parentification?
Not everyone who experiences parentification also experiences negative effects as adults. However, some of the things you may experience are a loss of a sense of playfulness and a feeling of not having had a fun childhood. There is often …
When We Have Emotionally Immature Parents
Letโs start with emotionally immature parents. Your parents were emotionally immature because THEIR parents were emotionally immature. Emotional maturity is passed through family lines. If we are raised by people who know how to have healthy boundaries, self-regulate, have functional, …
What is Complex PTSD?
Complex trauma refers to a childโs continued exposure to traumatic events, which are often interpersonal and intrusive. This could be physical abuse, neglect, or attachment issues with the primary caregiver. When a child is abused or neglected, attachment issues occur. …
We Leave Tomorrow
Like so many people who haven’t seen their family in years, I haven’t seen my mum in two and a half years. She lives in the UK and I live in Australia, on the opposite side of the world. We …
Meditation Practice
Coming to a place of mindfulness is about bringing our awareness into the present. So often, we are physically present but mentally somewhere completely different. When we are connected to our body, thorough mindful breath or mindful walking, we are …
Meditation
Mindfulness has been a big part of my healing journey. I first learned to meditate about 22 โ 23 years ago, when the research and hype about meditation had not yet landed. โฃโ โฃโ I bought a book called โMeditation …
Compassion
If you listen long enough, most spiritual teachers will start to talk about the mind as having โseedsโ. All the โseedsโ in the mind have different vibrations. There might be seeds of fear, seeds of self-criticism, seeds of boredom, and …
An Antidote To Consumerism
There are some aspects of Buddhism that are incredibly close to my heart. One of them helps with the human condition of suffering. Itโs called โletting goโ and is said to bring happiness. You might like to try this little …