Therapy for…

The “Good” Daughter

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Maybe you could rely on your parents sometimes.

Maybe never at all.

Your parents tried their “best”, or at least that’s what they tell you. But you look around at other families and feel like deep down, things should have been different for you. There’s probably always been some kind of drama or stress in your life related to your parents doing something. It could be one parent, or both, but you feel like you’ve always had to navigate around them and tailor to their needs, instead of it being the other way around. Perhaps you remember fantasizing, when you were young, about the day you could stop talking to them as an adult; a fantasy that has maybe also come with some guilt.

Maybe you’ve already gone “No Contact” with them, or you’re thinking about it, or—most commonly—your parents are still in your life, and you’re trying to figure out what that is going to mean for you as an adult.

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It’s time to prioritize what you need, maybe for the first time ever.

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“Responsible” daughters tend to…

→ Always want to strive to be “good enough,” and struggle to meet that expectation.

→ Feel responsible for other people’s emotions or hate the idea of letting anyone down.

→ Feel disconnected from their own wants and needs.

→ Feel anxious and struggle with crippling self-doubt.

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Therapy can help you…

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    • We don’t get much of a choice in loving our parents and wanting their affection. Even if you’ve reached a place of acceptance about your relationship with them, it can still kinda suck feeling like you’ve failed your parents.

    • When your parents tell you that you’re always wrong and they always know best, it can be hard to trust your own judgement. Therapy is a place you can learn to separate your parents expectations for yourself from what you know is actually best for you.

    • Therapy is where you learn to connect how your early experiences shape your current relationships, so you can start showing up in ways that drive connection between you and other people, rather than disconnection and dysfunction.

“When in doubt, choose to live”
— Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time
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