Parentification and Enmeshment

Were you ever expected to stay calm or ‘be the strong one’ when the adults around you were overwhelmed, angry, or falling apart? And if so, have you ever stopped to ask what that taught you about your own emotions and needs? Emotional parentification leads to emotional enmeshment, This video shares 7 steps to heal enmeshment and the impact of parentification.

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☀️☀️CHAPTERS☀️☀️
00:00 – What is emotional parentification and how does it lead to enmeshment?
01:45 – Clear examples of emotional and instrumental parentification
04:35 – The enmeshed family system: roles, loyalty, and blurred boundaries
08:22 – How parentification dissolves emotional boundaries and creates survival patterns
14:43 – Healing steps: reparenting, boundaries, support, and self-compassion