We think humans are the most advanced species. But no matter how advanced humans are, we are terrible at one thing, i.e., relationships. And sadly, none of us are making this thing any easier.
Regarding this same thing, Marriage mentor Suzy Sypert talked to us. She told us how much relationships can get problematic in a family depending on how close parents are with their kids.
She explains this thing by explaining the Family of Origin Triangulation phenomenon. Here, one parent or step-parent can grow to hate a kid because of how close they grow to the other parent.
While TikTok is primarily an entertainment social medium, it’s quickly becoming an educational one too
Huge disclaimer by Suzy Sypert: “first, only a licensed therapist hired by someone can truly diagnose the issues in their lives that need to be addressed. I’m here to educate and draw attention to things that happen to people as they’re growing up.”
“Second, how this plays out for people and what they need to do to heal is as varied as the families that we grow up in, and again, is why people need to do their own work and find a therapist that can help them look at their specific situations.”
“I am deeply indebted to Adam Young Counseling and his podcast ‘The Place We Find Ourselves,’ as well as, The Allender Center of Dan Allender for all the things they have helped me learn and understand on this topic and other issues of attachment theory.”
And now, on with our article!
And what started off as a mother-in-law improv quickly turned into an educational video on the Family of Origin Triangulation
Here’s part one of Suzy’s explanation on the family of origin triangulation
@suzysypert##stitch with @itsjuliannajennings where do the ##milfromhell come from? It could be that Family of Origin Triangulation ##friendsreunion2021♬ original sound – Suzy Sypert
In part two of her video, Sypert elaborates on how this can also happen between biological parents and their kids when a step-parent is in the mix. So, for example, a mother can be closer to her son than she is to her boyfriend.
Sypert released a ‘part two’, where she answers a TikTok user’s question
