The family life cycle
The sequence of transitions — birth, school, adolescence, leaving home, ageing — each of which asks the family to rearrange itself.
How it shows up
Difficulties often appear precisely at the transitions, not in between. It doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong; only that the rules which worked in the previous phase no longer work in the new one.
What we do with it in therapy
We look at where the family has got stuck between two phases. That view often brings relief: there are no broken people, there is a stuck transition.
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See also
Anger
The emotion that says a boundary has been crossed or a need threatened — energy, not a fault.
Theory of mind
The ability to imagine that another person has their own thoughts, intentions and feelings, different from yours.
Avoidance
Retreating from what triggers distress — the fastest relief and the most reliable way of making sure the distress stays.
