Could the role you played in your family growing up be sabotaging your relationships today?
In today’s episode, Christina unpacks the hidden dynamics of family roles—those subconscious identities many of us assume in childhood to navigate dysfunction. These roles might’ve once helped us survive, but they often sabotage our adult relationships and self-worth.
Whether you’re navigating healing, parenting with more intention, or just trying to understand yourself better, this episode is for you.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:38 – The root of dysfunctional family roles: survival and coping
02:48 – The Hero: perfectionism and performance as protection
04:13 – The Scapegoat: acting out the family’s hidden pain
05:38 – The Lost Child: invisibility as a shield
06:57 – The Mascot: using humor to diffuse tension
08:17 – The Enabler: keeping the peace at a personal cost
09:57 – How these roles can follow us into adulthood
12:18 – Awareness as the catalyst for change
13:33 – Breaking the cycle: naming, grieving, and healing
15:10 – A message of hope: you’re not broken—you adapted
16:05 – Outro