Episode 6 Pt. I & II - "We're Going to Need Therapy After This"

Toxic Relationships Series: Parents

This week The Ebonistas talk mommy and daddy issues, but let's be clear - we are not licensed professionals. Just two women researching this wild world we inhabit! We're all going to need hugs after this.

Overcoming Toxic Parenting

Remember:

• You are not your parents.

• You're not the abusive things they say about you either.

• Your parents don’t have to heal for you to get well.

• Cutoffs may not heal.

• You don’t have to like your parents, but you might still be attached and love them.

• Active addiction or abuse by a parent may trigger you.

• Set boundaries and practice non-attachment.

• You can’t change or rescue family members.

• Indifference, not hatred or anger, is the opposite of love.

• Hating someone interferes with loving yourself.

• Unresolved anger and resentment hurt you.

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