Family favoritism doesn’t always show up loudly—it hides in birthday moments, financial help, and quiet comparisons made at home. Growing up, many kids learn early which child is supported, praised, ...
Through the grainy haze of old home videos, I see my younger self. In one clip, I toddle down the sidewalk outside our townhouse in a Bay Area suburb, my mom hovering over me, ready to catch every ...
Despite loving them deeply, I'm finally ready to talk about the normalized parenting behaviors from my boomer parents that left me and countless others in therapy for decades.
In previous posts, we discussed the delicate issue of healing from what we referred to as the "father-wound" and the "mother-wound." The point was that parents are supposed to protect, and when they ...
It was a well acted and beautifully photographed film but a bit too long and shockingly sad. However, the local reviewer described it in glowing terms and rated it A+. I am referring to a movie ...