Articles
- Dysfunctional Family Roles
The hero, scapegoat, lost child, mascot and caretaker: what dysfunctional family roles are, why they form, and how to step out of them as an adult.
- How Dysfunctional Family Roles Affect Adult Relationships
How childhood roles like the hero, caretaker and lost child show up in dating and long-term partnerships, and practical ways couples can interrupt them.
- Loving Someone for Their Potential
Why falling for who a partner could become leads to frustration, what research says about growth in relationships, and how to love the person in front of you.
- Dissociation in Relationships
What dissociation is, how it shows up during conflict or intimacy, how partners can respond, and when to seek professional help.
- The Silent Treatment in Relationships
Why people use the silent treatment, how it differs from taking space, what research shows about its effects, and how to break the pattern.
- Unconscious Desires in Relationships
How motives outside our awareness shape partner choice and repeating conflicts, and how psychodynamic therapy helps bring them to light.