The family as a system
A view in which one member's symptom says something about the balance of the whole, not only about them.
How it shows up in daily life
A child starts having difficulties exactly when things are most tense between the parents. When one member falls ill or leaves, everyone else’s roles shift. A family isn’t the sum of individuals but a web in which every movement echoes somewhere else.
What we do with it in therapy
That is why, working with a family, we don’t look for someone to blame. We look for the pattern: what happens after the thing happens, and what the arrangement allows each person. Changing one link changes the whole.
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See also
Cortisol
The hormone that keeps the body on standby over the long term — useful in a burst, burdensome as a constant flow.
Window of tolerance
The range of arousal in which you can feel and think at the same time; above it you're overwhelmed, below it numb.
Movement and mood
Regular physical activity has an effect on mild and moderate depression comparable to other forms of help.
