Family

Is there anything trickier for modern-day parents than separating a 13-year-old from an iPhone, even if it’s just for a few days? Read more

Senior writer/editor Alicia Muñoz talks with author, therapist, and Instagram influencer Nedra Glover Tawwab about boundaries and maintaining drama-free... Read more

"Gohyang" is a Korean word that means "hometown" but translates to so much more. Read more

How remarried families can reexamine their roles. Read more

Playing a traditional boardgame in a nontraditional romantic arrangement. Read more

A tale about fatherhood and the pleasures of ice cream. Read more

A grandmother’s indelible spirit inspires a therapy practice. Read more

A fundamental change has been percolating in how adult children and their aging parents interact. Read more

The fundamental goal of a good divorce is simple yet challenging: children must experience their parents as a working partnership that reliably nurtures and... Read more

Suicide isn't simply the tragedy of someone taking their own life: it's also the long, excruciating nightmare of being left behind. Read more

A daughter’s resentment gives way to a lesson in unconditional love. Read more

As time rushes forward, a diary promises the chance to slow things down. Read more

Four simple ingredients will become bread, whether you do everything right or not. The result may not be perfect, but it doesn’t have to be. Read more

After journeying through the Family Dialogue process, estranged family members often end up adjusting the very notion of what togetherness means. Read more

Helping parents process their own childhood pain is a difficult but necessary part of helping them reconnect with an estranged child. Read more

The session was supposed to be a consultation between two middle-aged sisters—my client, Annie, and her sister, Carol—about sharing their multigenerational... Read more

Today’s culture of therapy both reflects and contributes to our nation’s ever-growing embrace of individualism—for better and, sometimes, for worse. Read more

How have we come to a place where fully a quarter of Americans aren’t merely disgruntled with family members, but are distressed enough to actually cut them... Read more

Sometimes the road to connection involves a painful separation. Read more

When a therapist finally confronts his tendency to dissociate, his work takes a life-changing turn. Read more

When our kids no longer need us to be problem solvers, what do we become? Read more

The pandemic has created an emotional petri dish for kids and parents who are stuck in place, terribly stressed, and feeling alone. How are families supposed... Read more

Although it’s never been easy to take oh-so-familiar systems principles and put them to work in real life, the devastating sweep of the pandemic has made... Read more

Our current caregiving crisis is a societal failure, not the result of one family’s shortcomings. Read more

Most clinicians need a mentor: someone who takes them under their wing and inspires them to be a better therapist. The five clinicians whose stories you’re... Read more

During the pandemic, our clients’ relationships need special attention and nurturing. Sometimes that means helping them recalibrate what they can hold for... Read more

The story of the Gavins—a family of 12 children, six of whom suffered from schizophrenia—sheds new light on the nature vs. nurture debate. Read more

Some clients in quarantine with their families report a constant feeling of being out of control. That danger lurks around the corner of every family... Read more

My name is Anita Mathilda Abram Mandley. That’s me peeking out from the lower left-hand corner of the picture. I’m with my great grandfather, great-great... Read more

A new book explores the reality of home DNA testing and the often unexpected fallouts. Read more