There are a tremendous number of incredibly sincere people who are struggling to maintain satisfying intimate relationships and marriages.  Many of these people struggle as a result of the experiences that they had while grown to maturity within the walls of their own home.  That is not a global indictment of families as being dysfunctional just an acknowledgement that the patterns and habits established in their homes of origin are the foundation of many of the relational choices and patterns that persist as these sincere people move into adulthood. Read the rest of this entry »

This is part 5 of Dr. Robert Rhoton’s presentation on Family Dysregulation due to trauma.  Part 5 continues to look at some of the characteristics that may stem from a child being raised in a traumagenic family.

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“I may be a little controlling, but I don’t think I do it too much”. This comment and several others came from a thirty year old man who is going through a divorce and is suffering a great deal and seems confused about why every relationship he cares about ends in disaster.  Read the rest of this entry »

Check out part 4 of Dr. Robert Rhoton’s presentation on Family Dysregulation due to trauma.  Part 4 takes a closer look at environmental factors that contribute to traumagenic families.

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“I thought marriage and having a family would really be more about sharing and having fun together” “What I am finding is that it feels like all the light and energy have been sucked out of me, and I am miserable and feeling hopeless!” So spoke a mother of four struggling with depression and intense feelings of inadequacy. Read the rest of this entry »

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As a wife, mother, and counselor, I am still simply a woman…a woman who has, and is currently, battling the emotional distress, physical and mental fight of infertility. I found the article Infertility and Emotional Resilience very interesting. Read the rest of this entry »