Adults Assigned Family Roles As Kids - Relationship Impact

Where you given a “role” in your family? In this week’s #AskTheTherapist, a parent wrote to me about twin daughters who have been locked in the same conflict since childhood. I explain how the roles we’re given as children—the smart one, the social one, the difficult one, the shy one, the overly-responsible one, the less talented one— can affect adult relationships. What did roles look like growing up, and in your family now? 🔗 Read my advice in The New York Times: bit.ly/4cI4xBB ✉️ Submit your question: [email redacted] 🔔 Subscribe to the column: https://bit.ly/4mZtJaN