Please read Part 1 , Part 3 and Part 4 for context. Thank you. In many families where ongoing conflict persists, a heightened tolerance for emotional pain ensues. Denial, rather than resolution become the goal. Repression, shame, and blame become tools that are used to perpetuate the need to deny what exists. Overtime all the members of the family assume different roles to … [Read more...]
Archives for March 9, 2009
Traumatic Brain Injury, Family System Roles and Learning to Thrive — Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Today I want begin to share something with you that forever changed my life. For many years I had no idea that there were other factors that contributed to my confusion as I sought to interact with my world. Consequently, as a traumatic brain injury survivor living … [Read more...]