episode 26 /
The ‘F’ Word – how your family of origin lives on even when you’ve moved out
Show Notes
This week the therapists dish and dive on family of origin issues and how they inform our sense of self and sense of other.
Am I loveable? Are caregivers reliable? If we come out of our families feeling a lack of love ability and a lack of trust in others, it can be pretty tough to navigate romantic relationships down the road.
Listen in and get started thinking about what you learned about your self and your world from your family of origin.
Resources Mentioned in Podcasts
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Kallos-Lilly, V. & Fitzgerald, J. (2015). An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us. New York: Routledge.
Meisner, W. (1978). The conceptualization of marriage and family dynamics from a psychoanalytic perspective. In T. J. Paolino & B. S. McCrady (Eds.), Marriage and marital therapy: Psychoanalytic, behavioral and systems perspectives. New York, N.Y.: Brunner/Mazel.
Rae, M. (October 16, 2016). The beauty of secure functioning.
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Tatkin, S., (February 28, 2016). Three lenses through which we view marriage.
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https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-puzzle-love/201602/three-lenses-through-which-we-view-marriage