Neuropsychologist and writer, Marsha Lucas, PhD believes that emotional leftovers are similar to leftovers in your fridge. They’re kind of messy – and much of the time they get old and you might...
Category - Family of Origin
Marsha Lucas, PhD
Who Says Our Dysfunctional Parents Did the Best They Could?
You all know this phrase. It makes me want to scream whenever I hear it, these days at least: They did the best they could. I just asked my spouse what he thought of the term, what it really means, and he said, “That...
Amy Eden
Childhood Experience and Adult Anxiety
When children are born into this world, they are physical beings with no developed sense of self. Young infants begin to develop their core self as they interact with their primary caretakers. Ideally, their nest is a...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Recovered Memories of Childhood Abuse
Why are memories of abuse so often hidden? This is a really hard question for people in recovery from abuse, for therapists, and for researchers. In my case, I didn’t recognize one of my early childhood memories as a...
8 Reasons You Might Benefit from Family of Origin Style Psychotherapy
Family of origin style psychotherapy (or “family of origin work” as it’s often referred to) is rooted in how the past negatively impacts the present – and the future. The idea is that sometimes people get stuck in old...