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​Topics covered : toxic family systems, boundaries, living grief, healing.For this week's Real Take, Josh Connolly talks about the unspoken truth of family dysfunction and how toxic systems are often invisible to the outside world.​He is a father of six and his book​ ​'It’s Them, ...  Show more

​Topics covered : Alcoholism, toxic family systems, boundaries, living grief, compassion, healing.This week I speak to author Josh Connolly about family dysfunction.Josh is a father of six and his book​ ​'It’s Them, Not You: How to Break Free from Toxic Parents and Reclaim Your S ...  Show more

Why does family matter so much to us? As today’s guest, renowned psychotherapist Julia Samuel explains, every client she’s seen in 30 years of practice, mentions their family members. Like it or not, we all carry our upbringing into our adult lives. Our family is wired in us gene ...  Show more

Sean Illing speaks with marriage and family therapist Vienna Pharaon, whose new book The Origins of You aims to help us identify and heal the wounds that originated from our family, which shape our patterns of behavior in relationships and throughout our lives. Sean and Vienna ta ...  Show more

Today’s episode is a very emotional one. I hadn’t seen my dad in 20 years. My mother hasn’t seen him in 20 years. I decided to fly him to Australia for New Year’s Eve. This has been one of the most healing things I have ever experienced. I talk about my story with my dad, how he ...  Show more

Our family is wired in us genetically and it shows in our responses to life, our beliefs, and the ‘fault lines’ that trigger us in daily life. Could finding out more about our families be the key to knowing more about ourselves? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcas ...  Show more