If we continue to interact with our family members with the psyche of a wounded child, we inadvertently engineer the situation so that we are treated like one. In contrast, we can be grounded in our reality as a self- sustained adult, break away from the negative communication cycle and start an adult-to-adult conversation.
Mummy as a child, we could not escape the family home, but as an adult we have the ability to speak up, walk away, minimise contact.
At first, doing so feels uncomfortable. Our parents are likely to resist the change by criticizing or guilt-tripping us . But we can find a way to tell them we need to be treated with respect, and they can no longer influence important decisions in our life. More importantly, we need to believe in our ability to stand on o
