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Where do you fit in your family system?

By Mike Walton, MDiv, MA, LPC

Assertiveness Anxiety Change Communication Control Counseling Process Decisions Effort Emotions Empathy False self Family Goals Mindset Practice Processing Relationships Self-Care Struggle Vulnerability Comfortable

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Posted: July 23, 2024

We all grow up in a family system. What we might not always realize is that each of us assume a role in that system to make it “work.” This can be based on birth order, needs to manage specific relationships in the family or...

The Anxiety Equation

By Audrey Aukeman, LPC

Anxiety

Control Time Power Uncertainty

Posted: October 14, 2020

Greetings, Second Story community! The last time I wrote, we were at the very beginning of what has become a strange and difficult season. I know I speak for all of us here when I say it has been an honor to walk with many...