Tag: Dysfunction

• 3 Red Flags that Point to a Martyr Mother-In-Law

  

  This is a revised republishing of a vintage and super popular post I did years ago. I’m bringing it out of the vault today revamped and hopefully a bit more robust in the ways it can help you if you’re facing this difficult situation. You’ve probably seen her type. Outwardly, she’s as sacrificial and sweet […]

  BethSteffaniak

  June 14, 2020

  Anger, Blaming, Boundaries, Codependency, Communication, Conflict, Criticism, In-Laws, Insecurity, Marriage, Marriage Monday, Motherhood, Negotiation, Parenthood, Prayer, Realistic Expectations, Unity, Victim Mentality

  Boundaries, Communication, Conflict, Dysfunction, Marriage, mother, Mother-in-Law, Motherhood, parent, Relationship

• Bringing Balance to Our Families {Linkup and Giveaway!}

  

  I was raised in your standard, run-of-the-mill dysfunctional home. I didn’t know it at the time, but in my family of origin codependency abounded! Some people make the mistake of assuming that you can only be “codependent” if there’s an addict who is “dependent” upon drugs or alcohol in your family. But codependency happens whenever there is […]

  BethSteffaniak

  November 11, 2014

  Addictions, Balance, Codependency, Give-Away, Toxic Baggage, Trauma, Wedded Wednesday, Workaholic

  Addictions, Codependency, Disconnected, Dysfunction, Enmeshed, Idols, Imbalance, Workaholic