Have you ever looked at the person who’s the life and soul of the party, overly generous, provocative, confident, compassionate,...

​​When efforts to bond with our dysfunctional parents failed, the result was confusion and anxiety. In order to survive in a home devoid...

What is a dysfunctional family? Well, there is a huge span when it comes to the term ‘dysfunctional’. It ranges from mildly dysfunctional...

When trying to ascertain which problems afflicted which adult family members when we were growing up, it’s helpful to have a list from...

Dysfunctional families are, according to the acclaimed author Robert Burney, "… the product of an emotionally dishonest, shame based,...

Let's not get into the 'whys' in this article. Because whatever it was that made your teenager depressed, the journey down takes us all...

For any parent, teacher or carer, hearing a child say 'I want to kill myself' is a heart stopping moment. In the following seconds, time...

A new study[1] has found that children in pre-school who are depressed are more than twice as likely to continue to experience depression...