When Families Argue About Immigration: How Family Systems Follow Us Into the World
What happens when a family debates immigration? A reflection on triangulation, family roles, IFS, differentiation and the difference between being right and needing to be right.
Beyond the Roles: Disidentification, Self-Actualisation and the Self
In the previous articles in this Family Systems series, we have explored how our families shape our inner world and how the roles we adopt within those systems can become woven into our sense of identity. We may have learned to be the responsible one, the peacemaker, the caretaker, the achiever, the invisible child or […]
The Roles We Carry Within Us: Family Roles, Identity and the Self
The roles we learn in our families can become deeply connected with identity. Family Systems, IFS and developmental psychology offer ways of understanding these roles while making space for greater autonomy and a deeper sense of Self.
The Family We Carry Within Us: How Family Systems Shape Our Inner World
Family Systems theory helps us understand how relationships, roles and emotional patterns from childhood can become part of our inner world—and how awareness can create greater freedom.
How Family Patterns Shape Our Lives: Understanding Family Systems and the Wounded Child
How family relationships, roles and emotional patterns can shape our lives, and how greater awareness can create the possibility of change.
