August 2025
How Family Roles are Wired in the Brain
Posted By Brittney Bogotto,
07/08/2025 13:00 PM How Family Roles are Wired in the Brain Have you ever noticed that you seem to play the same role in your family, no matter how much you grow or change? Maybe you’re always the responsible one, the one who fixes things, or the one who keeps the peace. Or maybe you were labeled the “quiet one,” the “difficult one,” or the “problem child” from an early age and that label still feels like it follows you. In family therapy, we call these patterns family roles. These roles aren’t just...