The demons not addressed slay the integrity of the self. Refusal to know one's own anger results in expressing it sideways in manipulation or aggression. Alcohol and substance abuse, reacting to physical attractions to people outsideYes. No person is so lucky to go through life without hard knocks. But help is available for the asking to help families gain strategies and skills for dealing with tough times.
All families have their challenges.
Trials and tribulations can create character. They send family members into anger, depression or refusal to take responsibility. Those tantalizing demons of fear, addictive urges, denial and defensiveness create havoc in families. It's what we do with adversity that creates the life well lived or one of despair. So in response to these poignant questions which have to do not only with our creating inner peace, but also peace in our world, I wrote a tribute to what Virginia Satir taught. . .