Who were you in your family car…the smart one, the athlete, the baby, the lazy one? Our roles influence us forever! In this episode, Ellen and Tolly dig into the rules and roles of the family car and how those dynamics stay with us, driving us, throughout our lives. Ellen shares about her family car growing up and how those roles and rules led her to create a new family car when she married and had a family of her own. The illustrations of Ellen and Tolly's personal examples help us to become aware of the rules and roles in our family car growing up and how we may be responding to those dynamics now, in our current cars. You are guaranteed to find glimpses of yourself, your parents, and your siblings in this episode!
Who were you in your family car…the smart one, the athlete, the baby, the lazy one?
In this episode, Ellen shares the example of the family car dynamic that she and her ex-husband created together with their kids. Through her personal story, we can see how we create new car dynamics in our adult lives in response to our experiences in our family car growing up.
Ellen shares a vulnerable moment she shared with her adult daughter just a few years ago—a teachable moment that can help us become aware that each family member is truly having their own unique experience within our family car—and it may not be what we think!
Through Ellen and Tolly's personal examples, the rules of our family cars and the roles of each passenger become clear. We begin to see how these rules and roles influence our relationships throughout our lives. You are guaranteed to find glimpses of yourself, your parents, and your siblings in this episode!
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