Part of my healing journey is fulfilling a recently discovered life purpose by reaching out to those in need of healing from emotional abuse by toxic parents and transgenerational dysfunction. If you are sheltering in place, perhaps some of you would like to use this time of no distractions to acquire new healing strategies. If you are like how I used to be…a chaotic emotional fire fighter addicted to busyness and outcomes…this quiet time may feel like torture. If you are craving an emotionally healthier life and experiencing a spiritual awakening y…I truly hope these mini-podcasts resonate. I try to cover a lot of ground in a direct way so you can heal in place and fill your still. Today I want to talk about Toxic Family Systems. A family system is like a game of pool. When you shoot the cue ball into the balls it scatters them in different directions but they all don’t scatter the same way. Think about your ancestors and your family history. What kind of environment were your parents raised in? Are you able to see why they developed unhealthy behaviors and perhaps personality disorders? Does recognizing toxic family patterns help you to have compassion for them and for you? I didn’t say forgive. I said compassion…meaning empathize with them in order to reduce your own anger. If you have more awareness, that may lead to less hostility – towards yourself and them.