This week, Janelle is talking about a word that keeps popping up in her DMs lately… enmeshment.

 

What does it actually mean? And how is it different from just being close with your family? Janelle breaks down what enmeshment can look like in adulthood, why boundaries often feel like personal attacks in enmeshed families, and how growing up feeling responsible for a parent’s emotions can quietly follow someone into their marriage.

 

She also answers follower questions about partners who can’t seem to separate their mother’s feelings from their own, what to do when “being a good son” starts to conflict with being a good husband, and how to approach these conversations without turning them into a war.

 

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