Feelings in dysfunctional families are often treated as weaknesses or distractions. Vulnerability is punished, and emotions ...

Toxic family dynamics can have a far-reaching ... and if you fear for your safety, help is available. Dysfunctional family dynamics “warp your whole sense of self-worth,” says Pommells.

For people who grew up in dysfunctional families, life can be difficult in ways that “normal” others don’t understand. If your partner grew up in a more average or functional family ...

While many adult children are still acknowledging and healing from the toxic experiences and trauma they experienced growing up in a dysfunctional family, many of the underlying themes ...

(He suggests: “I’m doing a family cutoff to get space to recover from this toxic and dysfunctional family.”) You can join his “Monthly Healing Community,” where clients support each ...