Honey, We Screwed Up The Family!

Honey, We Screwed Up The Family!

Breaking Free: Healing from Your Family of Origin

3.) Handling Family Resistance: What to Expect When You Start Changing

Why Does It Feel Like Your Family Is Fighting Against You?

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Matthew Maynard, LMFT
Mar 10, 2025
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So you’ve started working on differentiation. You’re setting boundaries, speaking up for yourself, and no longer bending over backward to manage everyone’s emotions.

And instead of cheering you on, your family is losing their minds.

  • "Who are you now?"

  • "How can you be so cold and not care?"

  • "This isn’t like you!"

  • "You think you're better than us now?"

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