It’s hard to lead a family! It's even harder when you didn’t experience health in your own family as a child. Today, I’m walking you through what a healthy family looks like and what happens when it gets out of balance.

This is a practical, non-shaming guide to identifying what's working in your family and how to course-correct when it's not! Here’s what we cover:

1. The goal of a healthy family (5:19)

2. Signs of dysfunction vs. signs of health (8:07)

3. 6 extreme roles children get pushed into (19:44)

4. 4 simple, research-backed strategies to create harmony within your family (37:28)

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