Connected Family Therapy

Overcoming Generational Trauma

By S. Abigail McCarrel

Posted: July 18, 2022

You know you got your hairline from your Dad’s side of the family and your eye color from your mom. You know diabetes runs in your family, as does heart disease and Parkinson’s. But do you know that many families also pass down trauma to...

3 Therapy Approaches for Childhood Trauma

By S. Abigail McCarrel

adolescent trauma

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Posted: September 27, 2021

There are 3 fantastic therapy approaches for childhood trauma. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), roughly two-thirds of adolescents and teens report experiencing at least one traumatic event by the age of 16. Luckily, a qualified therapist can help kids...

What is Emotional Incest?

By S. Abigail McCarrel

Abuse/Neglect family trauma

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Posted: September 20, 2021

Emotional incest is troubling any time it shows up in families. Many of us grew up in households that were dysfunctional, where boundaries between parents and adults were blurred in unhealthy ways. Emotional incest is not sexual in nature. It does, however, describe unhealthy emotional...