Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let's be real: every family has its quirks. However, what some families embrace as "normal" might actually be signs of dysfunction ...

This article first appeared in the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader on Aug. 5, 2021. Families in America appear to be disintegrating, and with them, our collective mental health. In a column headlined ...

A couple of months ago, I gave a presentation on how to support clients from traumatic families at a conference. Inevitably, a hand shot up from the back of the room: “But aren’t all families ...

Navigating family dynamics can be a wild ride, especially when dysfunction is part of the scenery. Every family has its quirks and traditions, but some rules seem to linger like unwelcome guests.

As the great comedian Charlie Chaplin once said: "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in a long shot." Films about dysfunctional family relationships are those special kinds of ...

I was having lunch with a friend who is a retired venture capitalist and we drifted into a discussion of the startups she funded. We agreed that all her founding CEOs seemed to have the same set of ...