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Dysfunctional Behavior and Family Patterns

By Kathryn Rudlin — 2021

The term dysfunctional is defined as "abnormal or impaired functioning" on the part of an individual person, between people in any sort of relationship, or amongst members of a family.

Read on www.verywellmind.com

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Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family: How to Survive and then Thrive

Is there a silver lining to growing up in a dysfunctional family? Twenty-four survivors recount their stories—and the strengths forged in the chaos. Living in a dysfunctional family isn’t easy. But while you can’t choose where you come from, you can choose the lessons you take away.

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Karen Casey
2024
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How to Ask for Help

Talking about your mental health is important, but it can also be uncomfortable to open up to others. If you are struggling, watch this video to learn ways to overcome fears.

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2020
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How Foster Care Placements Can Harm a Child’s Brain

Research conducted by child development experts and scientists suggests that frequently moving foster care kids can have consequences for their brains and behavior.

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2020
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Taken into Foster Care, Through the Eyes of a Child

Before she was an inmate, Michelle Voorhees was a kid in foster care. Painting a vivid picture, Voorhees asks you to imagine the harrowing, disconcerting experience of being removed from your own home.

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2020
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Dr. Hallowell On Curing the Stigma

Often the worst part of living with a mental illness is not the illness itself, but the societal shunning that results from it.

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Edward Hallowell
2018
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Dr. Hallowell on Changing the Stigma and Shame of Mental Illness

Dr. Hallowell shares how mental illness affected his family and why stigma is the biggest obstacle to people getting the help they need.

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Edward Hallowell
2018
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John Bradshaw - Oprah - Childhood Wounds Seminar - Pt2a

The next segment from some of my work on Oprah.

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John Bradshaw
2010
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06:44

John Bradshaw - Oprah - Childhood Wounds Seminar - Pt3

Here is the final segment from my Childhood Wounds Seminar on Oprah

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John Bradshaw
2010
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Bradshaw on Bradshaw - Remembering John

HoustonPBS' Ernie Manouse sits down with renowned author and counselor John Bradshaw (1933 - 2016), to discuss his life and work - from the dysfunctional family, to the wounded inner-child.

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John Bradshaw
2016
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John Bradshaw - Homecoming - Pt1

Here is the first of a few excerpts from Bradshaw On: Homecoming...Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child.

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John Bradshaw
2010
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Dysfunctional Childhood