Episode 17: Smother Mothers
Episode 17 of the Tell Me About Your Mother podcast, hosted by Evan Miller, Melissa Martin, Eli Branscome, titled "Episode 17: Smother Mothers" was published on September 15, 2022 and runs 54 minutes.
September 15, 2022 ·54m · Tell Me About Your Mother
Summary
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Evan shares his experience with a virtual family client. Evan, Eli, and Melissa reflect upon how the family system creates unwanted feelings and responses from all involved and that common lack of emotional trust in families. Please join us as we navigate interpersonal communication by also contemplating: Inviting families to go beyond the "presenting problem"Families passing the anxiety “hot potato”Parents enabling adult children vs. parentingRandom tear bom...
Episode Description
In this episode, Evan shares his experience with a virtual family client. Evan, Eli, and Melissa reflect upon how the family system creates unwanted feelings and responses from all involved and that common lack of emotional trust in families. Please join us as we navigate interpersonal communication by also contemplating:
- Inviting families to go beyond the "presenting problem"
- Families passing the anxiety “hot potato”
- Parents enabling adult children vs. parenting
- Random tear bombs!
- You don’t have to understand it to treat it
- Scapegoating
- Countertransference can be used tactfully
- Mother’s anxiety suggesting hidden rage
- Smother mothers
- Members of family being responsibly irresponsible to maintain relationship cohesion
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