Zencare

JULY 7, 2025

Immigrant and Marginalized Families In households facing economic hardship, trauma , or cultural dislocation, eldest daughters often become bridges between generations. You might have translated legal documents, protected siblings from adult issues, or emotionally supported overwhelmed parents. That’s parentification in action.

Aging and mental health 52

Aging and mental health Resilience and coping Self-awareness Family dynamics 52

Mad in America

JULY 17, 2024

Broadly, it was driven by well-documented abuse and neglect in asylums, spiraling hospital costs, and an overly optimistic faith in new medications. Family dynamics are extremely loaded, and being controlled by one’s parents can lead to very difficult and explosive situations.

Poverty and mental health 141

Poverty and mental health Hospitality Family dynamics Nonprofits 141

Mad in America

JANUARY 13, 2024

It is also a rarity: documentation of psychiatric abuse on a prominent, mainstream platform. Her story confirms the pernicious and long-term effects of intergenerational trauma, alcoholism, and divorce on everyone in a family, especially “the identified patient.”

Trauma and the brain 145

Trauma and the brain Legal Aging and mental health Family dynamics 145