Parentification is when a child takes on the role of a parent, assuming adult responsibilities and emotional caretaking within the family. When this happens, you develop ‘parts’ of you to cope with the situation:
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Ep 25 Nine Tips for Dating If You Are Avoidantly Attached
When you are avoidantly attached, dating can feel like a complete minefield. You might have had people tell you that you are aloof, a closed book, secretive or not open to a relationship, even when you would like a relationship …
Get Sh*t Done
I’m quite a goal-driven person. I find having goals and a vision to move forward with helpful. For me, if I can imagine it, then it is possible. I have a ‘get sh*t done’ mentality. But not at any cost. …
Kelly McDaniel Endorses ‘Heal Your Anxious Attachment’
So much gratitude to all those who took the time and effort to read the manuscript before it was published. Big shout to Kelly McDaniel Therapy for her endorsement. She is someone who is doing great work in the world. …
Your Anxious Attachment Style is Motivated by an Avoidant Relationship with Self.
BOOM @thebehaviourtherapist – ‘Underneath your attachment style sometimes are parts within you that are terrified that you are unlovable or unworthy of the type of relationship you want. We are terrified of befriending these parts of us, instead of leaning closer …
What Is It Like to Be Securely Attached?
Moving towards secure attachment has two parts to it. The first is forming INNER secure attachment. This is addressed in the first half of the book. The second is OUTER secure attachment, addressed in the book’s second half. Heal Your …
Free Webinar When You Order My New Book
Sun 18th February 10 am AEST (Sydney, Australia) Saturday, 17th February, 6 pm ET / 5 pm CT / 4 pm MST / 3 pm PST Welcome to this special free webinar on healing anxious attachment. This is an exclusive …
The Cycle Breakers’ Circle
This is the cycle we all go through on any healing journey. We need to discover where we are stuck and what we inherited from our parents and childhood. Then we need to attend to and heal those wounded parts, …