Episode Details

It is often difficult and painful to break parenting patterns that were harmful to us as children. But pattern-breaking is entirely possible and may not be as difficult as we fear.

In this "Best Of" episode, Amy and Margaret discuss the definition of a pattern, how to notice our own, and why changing is indeed an option. 

Noticing your physical reactions to triggering situations - and noting that those are reactions to past situations, not the present one - can help you on your way to breaking old patterns.

Links!

• Karen Young for Hey Sigmund: Breaking the Cycle of Toxic Parenting – How to Silence Old Toxic Messages for Good
• "This Be The Verse" by Philip Larkin
• Robert Taibbi for Psychology Today: Breaking Old Patterns? Expect Psychological Withdrawal
• Rough Draft by Katie Tur
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