What is a family of origin?
Your family of origin is the family you grew up in – the people who shaped your earliest understanding of love, trust, and identity – and has an undeniable impact on our lives.
How does my family of origin affect me?
It can affect how you see yourself and the world, interact with others, and your expectations in marriage and parenting, creating both healthy patterns and unhealthy cycles.
Can I break unhealthy family patterns?
Yes – with God’s help and Focus on the Family Australia’s free 12-page PDF guide, learn how your family of origin affects you and make positive changes in your marriage and parenting. Whether we realise it or not, our family of origin impacts us, and it can be difficult to build a thriving family when we’re repeating unhealthy patterns of the past. With intentional work, you can break generational cycles and create a family rooted in biblical truth and grace.
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