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Why Do We Behave the Way We Do in Relationships?

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By Cheryl Burgess, Integrative Relational Psychotherapist and Therapeutic Counsellor Understanding Fear of Abandonment, Pushing People Away, and Attraction to Emotionally Unavailable Partners Relationships can bring enormous joy, comfort, intimacy, and connection. Yet for many people, relationships can also trigger fear, anxiety, confusion, and emotional pain. Some individuals find themselves repeatedly asking why they push people […]

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Enmeshment and Parentification: How Early Roles Shape Us in Adulthood

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Enmeshment and Parentification: How Early Roles Shape Us in Adulthood and in Our Relationships By Cheryl Burgess, Integrative Relational Psychotherapist and Therapeutic Counsellor Enmeshment and parentification are experiences many people don’t have words for until adulthood, yet they often recognise the feeling instantly. A sense of being overly responsible. A lifelong habit of scanning the

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