We inherit more than eye color from our families.
Beliefs, fears, and coping styles are passed down quietly and unconsciously like heirlooms. In family counselling, I often see the same question arise in different forms: Why does it feel like we’re stuck in a loop?
A mother who’s overly anxious about her child’s future was once a child who was punished for mistakes. A father who withdraws emotionally watches his father disappear in arguments. Siblings locked in rivalry mirror the dynamics they absorbed watching their caregivers relate.
We’re not broken. We’re repeating until we become aware.
Family therapy doesn’t aim to assign blame. It seeks to understand. We unpack patterns with compassion, not judgment. We hold space for grief, for unspoken hurts, for the words “I love you” that were too difficult to say in their time.
Healing doesn’t always look like harmony. Sometimes, it’s one person stepping out of the cycle. And that’s where change begins.
You are not just part of your family’s story—you have the power to rewrite it.
