None of us had the perfect childhood; we all carry behaviors that do not benefit us or may even harm us. But this can change, as family and marriage therapy expert Vienna Pharaon tells us. The past may create the patterns, but we can change them for the better… with the right tools.

In Breaking the Patterns, Pharaon unlocks the healing process by helping us understand our family of origin—the family and environment in which we grew up—and examine what worked and what didn’t in that system. Unhealed pain ("wounds") in our family of origin will manifest in our adult behaviors in unexpected ways, from challenges at work to personal struggles. The positive news is, armed with knowledge of the past, we can literally change our programming and significantly improve our relationships and our lives, both in the present and in the future.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve been in therapy for decades or if therapy “isn’t for you.” It doesn’t matter if you had a good or bad childhood. You can change and address past issues that need your attention. Through guided introspection, personal experiences, therapy stories, opportunities for difficult conversations, and accompanying exercises, Breaking the Patterns will teach you how to break family patterns and help you free the way you live and love.