Connected Fates, Separate Destinies

- Blurb -

An insightful, practical and compassionate primer on the Family Constellations philosophy and its core principles that will inspire and empower readers to take ownership of their lives. Find out how to use the core principles of Family Constellations to understand your family, break free from destructive familial patterns and write your own story. Family Constellations begins with the premise- it did not start with me. Rather than focus on childhood conflicts, as so much of traditional therapy does, it focuses instead on how historical traumas reverberate through what it calls a "family system". Family Constellations posits many of us become "entangled" with the unhappiness of those who came before us, unconsciously adopting destructive familial patterns of anxiety, depression, failure and even illness and addiction in an attempt to "redo" the past and "fix" our families. In this book, you will learn how to-- Recognize family system patterns and disrupt them- Heal the inner child and parent the adult self- Release limiting beliefs and behaviours- Dissolve trauma bonds that entangle you with the past- Reconcile the past and the present, for a whole and integrated self- Arrive at a place of personal peace within the family system- Craft future-facing narratives that empower them to live authenticallyAffirmations and exercises punctuate every chapter, created to help you actively engage with and experience the benefits of Family Constellations in a concrete and real way, for deep healing and lasting change.