What is Psychodrama Therapy and How Does it Help Heal Trauma? Psychodrama is one of those therapy words that can sound academic, even performative, until you understand what it really does. At its core, psychodrama is an embodied therapy approach that externalizes an internal process. Instead of only talking about your dad, your trauma, your […]
The Lost Child Family Role: Were You the One Nobody Noticed?
Written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA The Lost Child Family Role If you grew up feeling invisible in your own home, you may have taken on what’s known as the lost child family role. It’s one of the most overlooked patterns in dysfunctional family systems, precisely because the lost child causes no problems and asks for […]
The Switchboard: Dysfunctional Family Roles and the Child Who Held Everyone Together
Written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA Dysfunctional Family Roles – Were you the Switchboard? Like we’ve been talking about, every family has its roles. Some are assigned. Some are inherited. And some are quietly learned because a child sensed that someone had to hold everything together. Among the most misunderstood dysfunctional family roles is one we’ll […]
The Peacekeeper Family Role: Signs, Origins and How to Heal
written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA You Might Be in the Peacekeeper Family Role If… You can tell someone’s upset before they even say anything. You rehearse difficult conversations over and over (and over) before having them…or avoid them completely. You pride yourself on being “low maintenance,” and secretly feel guilty for having needs. You are […]
The Family Fixer Role: How Childhood Trauma Creates the Need to Fix Everyone
Written by Gwen Soat, LCMHCA Are you in the Family Fixer role? You Might Be in the Family Fixer Role If… You have become the “therapist friend” or the “fixer partner.” You feel guilty choosing yourself or your own needs if it makes someone else upset. You struggle to say “no.” You anticipate problems before […]
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