Eastern societies and families within cultures from generational and ancestral lineage tend to promote collectivism within family dynamics. In other words ‘the family’, is the ‘group’, as opposed to promoting social cohesion or independence, although this may not strictly apply to individual households.

Enmeshment can become quite integrated where separation for independence or growth can become an issue.

Family dynamics can be best interpreted in the context of their societal and cultural background. Culture has been shown to determine the family structure that shapes the family type or even size of the family. This is further ascertained by boundaries, rules for interaction, communication patterns, acceptable practices, discipline and hierarchy within the family structure.

Cultural differences within family systems means that people in different cultures have fundamentally different constructs of the self and others. Family relations and extended family is emphasized, while personal autonomy, space and privacy are considered secondary.

Adults who have experienced childhood trauma can be more prone to developing anxiety disorders, this can look like anxiety, panic attacks or social anxiety disorder.

Childhood trauma can often increase the risk of depression in adulthood, such as feelings of sadness, hopelessness, feeling frozen unable to engage in activities.

Reparenting your inner child can have profound and lasting impact on your emotional well-being and relationships. This article explains the necessity to address your inner child's needs and explains how past experiences shape the vulnerability in you. Whilst reading this article you may become aware of experiences that you have or are going through that points to your inner child requiring attention.

Mindfulness involves cultivating a present state of awareness to the here and now, not the past or future. Intentionally directing attention to your thoughts, feelings and surroundings without myriad of confusion in the mind.

Reiki is a transference of energy from counsellor to client on your main energy points "chakras". You may feel subtle differences in your energy field or an immediate impact such as a disappearing headache or generally feeling more refreshed.  

Feeling isolated is experience that affects emotional well-being and can involve withdrawing from family gatherings or connections within the home with members and even external social interactions. There are times you may even want that familial experience to be able to have that closeness and communication with family and about feeling understood. 

In family dynamics, members follow certain behaviours and roles within the family system. What happens when a member of the family deviates from these patterns of behaviour and when emotions run high making them unable to make their own decisions, enmeshment develops. 

Issues such as anxiety, trauma, feeling sad, unhappy or fearful can result from dysfunctional family systems. The root cause of these emotions can vary, however, if left untreated the turmoil can become a downward spiral.

When living in a state of anxiety you become accustomed to turmoil most if not all the time. When peace does find its way into your life, do you find yourself unsure what to do with that peace?

There are many ways trauma can leave a lasting impact. Trauma has a way of lingering in your mind and body. Initial conditioning from parental styles, teachers, society begins the process of enveloping the ideal self from your real self. In some cases trauma from the suppression emerges.