family of origin Archives - The Allender Center

Family of Origin

by The Allender Center

So much of our beauty and brokenness — so much of what makes us who we are today — is tied to our family of...

Grief & Gratitude with Family of Origin

by The Allender Center

As we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Dan and Rachael continue their discussion on the intersection of grief and gratitude, focussing on how to...

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Guarding My Heart

by Becky Allender

Becky Allender reflects on how guarding herself against defensiveness opens her to tender, unexplored parts of her heart.

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Who Am I?

by Becky Allender

Becky Allender shares a poetic essay inspired by the I Am From project, an exploration of the people, places, and stories that help shape our identities.

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Family of Origin: Redeeming Triangulation

by The Allender Center

Dan and Becky Allender continue discussing triangulation, reminding us that no matter how deep the harm, our stories are still being written.

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Family of Origin: Triangulation

by The Allender Center

Dan and Becky Allender reflect on their own stories to explore how triangulation in our families of origin continues playing out even decades later.

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Family of Origin: Patterns and Particularities

by The Allender Center

Dan continues our Family of Origin series by discussing the need to engage both large, historic patterns and the minute details of particular stories.

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Family of Origin: Attachment and Epigenetics

by The Allender Center

Dan launches a new series about the need to engage family of origin issues, beginning with how both genetics and attachment history impact our lives today.

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