@empathiccoach: Do you have a history of parental estrangement in your family? If toxic and unhealthy relationships are common in your family then no wonder… the cycle continues. To break the cycle we need to become more secure with ourselves and chose partners that are healthy for us. We need to choose partners that we can have children with who will form a secure bond with them. Its hard when your “bonds” have all been trauma bonds and we stay addicted to the “trauma” and “drama” #estrangedfamily #estrangement #estrangeddad #traumabonds #endingthecycleofabuse #endingthecycle