Dysfunctional families

Dysfunctional families

Dysfunctional families When home isn’t where the heart is When we are little, our family is our first and most important point of reference for how people in the world should behave towards us, and for what love, respect and safety look and feel like. When we...
Scapegoating in dysfunctional families

Scapegoating in dysfunctional families

Scapegoating in dysfunctional families When they paint you as the “black sheep” Family scapegoating is a damaging psychological mechanism that can occur in dysfunctional family systems. One family member (often a child) is unfairly blamed for the...