{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649b3d9f05c5ef001110dc4a/6a03f7faa257c57500f98ecf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is healing actually making my life worse?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649b3d9f05c5ef001110dc4a/1778644891918-62efb33d-7a47-428f-9b03-54da8583c0ff.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we explore what can happen when someone who has always been “the responsible one” in their family begins therapy and starts setting boundaries.</p><p>This listener shares their experience of growing up feeling emotionally responsible for others, becoming the dependable, stable person everyone relied on. Although they’re successful on paper, they’ve realised they don’t really know who they are outside of taking care of other people.</p><p><br></p><p>Join The Money Reset Course: <a href=\"https://www.breakthecyclecoaching.co.uk/courses/new-course-15\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.breakthecyclecoaching.co.uk/courses/new-course-15</a></p><p><br></p><p>Email to send in your question: breakthecyclecoach@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Buy my book 'How to Heal From Emotionally Immature Parents': <a href=\"https://hayhs.com/hthfeip_pp_pb_az\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://hayhs.com/hthfeip_pp_pb_az</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, we talk about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why children in emotionally immature families often become highly responsible adults</li><li>The connection between self-worth and being useful to others</li><li>Why healthy boundaries can initially feel uncomfortable or wrong</li><li>How family systems often react when one person changes</li><li>The difference between emotional withdrawal and self-respect</li><li>Why healing can sometimes feel lonely in the short term</li><li>How to hold compassion for parents while still acknowledging emotional impact</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode offers an honest discussion about healing from emotionally immature parenting without reducing family relationships to “good” or “bad,” and learning how to build a more authentic relationship with yourself.</p>","author_name":"Sian Morgan-Crossley "}