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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I find curious about Glennon is that her issues are often associated with/blamed on a difficult childhood. But she seems to be close to her parents and sister, so I don't totally get it.

Oh, and no way are she and Abby going to last.[/quote]

I have encountered other people like this in my life. They talk a lot about their childhood trauma and how it has impacted them, but then they also talk about their close, supportive relationships with their immediate family. It's confusing to me because I grew up in a dysfunctional family and we are not close and I definitely don't lean on them for support (nor would they give it if I tried).

Of course there are families who may have worked through trauma and dysfunction and come out the other side. But there are degrees of dysfunction. My family members who abused me do not have the interest in or capacity for that kind of healing. I don't tend to talk super openly about my childhood trauma because (1) it would upset people and make them view me differently, and (2) while I have worked hard to process through it in therapy and I think done pretty well, it's still painful/hard to discuss very openly. I don't get the sense that Glennon and I have similar backgrounds or journeys.

[b]This is something that bothers me about this whole strain of "self help" actually. Glennon's whole "we can do hard things!" form of positivity doesn't really resonate with me because some of the hard things I've been through do not make for charming anecdotes about my resilience. Some of them are just sad.[/b] There isn't a lot of room for that in her particular brand of empowerment. [/quote]

+100[/quote]

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