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Ask Dr. Steve: Family role patterns: How childhood roles show up in adult life

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While each family is different, certain patterns appear repeatedly across diverse backgrounds and ...

The Conversation: Remembering how to play

Children possess a power that can be characterized as unrivaled freedom, and if nurtured by the parents given to them, they can transform from the caterpillar into the butterfly and in return make an impact on the world. The child within us is our true form, which gets suppressed by a society ...

Ask Dr. Steve: Understanding your family script: How change is possible

The patterns we carry into adulthood often have their roots in the roles we played in our childhood families. These roles developed as intelligent survival strategies — ways to navigate our family's emotional landscape and secure love, safety and belonging. They helped us make sense of ...