What is the Clown Family Role? If you have always been the funny one, the clown family role may feel familiar. Also known as the family mascot, this is one of several dysfunctional family roles a child can take on to survive a high-stress, unpredictable, or emotionally unsafe home. Below we look at how this […]
The Clown Family Role: When You’re Always the Funny One
Filed Under: Parenting, Teens/Children, Trauma, Trauma / PTSD Tagged With: adult children of dysfunctional families, Childhood Trauma, clown family role, Complex Trauma, Dysfunctional Family Roles, emotional avoidance, family mascot, Family Roles, family roles in dysfunctional families, mascot family role, nervous system healing, people pleasing, Trauma Healing, trauma-informed therapy, using humor to cope