Family dynamics can be hard to navigate, even for people who come from emotionally stable and healthy backgrounds. When families function in unhealthy ways, maintaining boundaries and building an ...

Family therapy has emerged as a crucial intervention in treating behavioral health problems. This therapeutic approach views the family as a system where each member’s behavior affects the others. If ...

Having a close, loving family is a goal for most people, and while some people clearly have that, not all do — even if it seems that way from the outside. This is known as enmeshment, which is a ...

In many families, there’s a shared but unspoken understanding about who they collectively consider “the problem.” It might be the teenager acting out, the parent with depression or the sibling ...

One of the families on the reality-television show "Housewives of NJ" - the Jacqueline, Chris and Ashley system - exhibit particularly painful family problems. The conflicts are never well-defined and ...

When adults cultivate a “growth mindset” in adulthood and view their mistakes as an opportunity for personal growth and education, even the most uncomfortable situations can have a bright side. Even ...

When twins marry or become seriously involved with a partner, interpersonal problems involving their co-twin are commonly triggered. For example, George won't attend his twin brother Bill’s wedding ...