Honey, We Screwed Up The Family!

Honey, We Screwed Up The Family!

Breaking Free: Healing from Your Family of Origin

6.) Healing After Cutting Off Family

And Why It Might Be the Best Choice in Some Cases...

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Matthew Maynard, LMFT
Mar 19, 2025
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Let’s get one thing straight: Cutting off family is not the first option.

It’s the last resort.

If you’re even considering this, it means you’ve tried—really tried. You’ve set boundaries. You’ve tried communicating, reasoning, explaining. You’ve bent over backward to maintain a relationship while also protecting your mental health. And yet, instead of mu…

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