In Part 2 of this interview Elena speaks candidly about how having children shed new light on her own childhood, and how people, and families, can get caught in cycles of hurt. We talked about family members experiencing mental health problems and how easy it is to fall through the cracks between different services.

CBT Model of Behaviour, Thoughts and Feelings:

https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/5aspects.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy

The Padesky model: https://padesky.com/newpad/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/v6no_1_2_present_model_currentweb.pdf

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