256: Understanding Enmeshment with Dr. Ken Adams

The Adult Chair Podcast with Michelle Chalfant · Apr 1, 2021 · 54m

Everyone wants a caring, loving family, right? But is it possible for close to become too close?

"Enmeshment" is a term that's been gaining more traction recently, and it describes family systems that are intertwined in unhealthy ways. These families appear very loving from the outside, but that love is often based on guilt and obligation...and usually the family doesn't even know this about themselves!

My brilliant guest today, Dr. Ken Adams, is pulling back the veil on enmeshment and helping us understand what it is and when and how it forms. One of the leading researchers and teachers on…