Adolescents
Realistic Expectations in an Unrealistic World
How do families, schools, and young people keep their footing amid filters, fame, and AI? If you scroll for sixty seconds, you’ll see poreless faces,
Heather Hayes
30 January 2026
Addiction
When Help Becomes a Hustle: Healthcare Fraud in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Families often encounter behavioral health in a moment of fear. A child is unraveling. A partner is disappearing into relapse. A parent is terrified that
Heather Hayes
21 January 2026
Adolescents
Transactional Analysis in the DNA of Modern Therapies
How Parent–Adult–Child quietly shaped CBT, parts work, trauma therapy, and inner-child healing. When you zoom out on today’s therapy landscape – CBT, DBT, schema therapy,
Heather Hayes
24 December 2025
Blog
When Mental Illness Turns Deadly: The Cost of Untreated Suffering
We need to say this plainly, because avoiding the issue has cost too many lives: Untreated mental illness and addiction kill people every single day,
Heather Hayes
20 December 2025
Adolescents
Transactional Analysis: The “Forgotten” Theory That Still Changes How We Relate
(and how we can gently re-parent ourselves from the Adult ego state) During parts of the 1960s and 70s, Transactional Analysis (TA) was everywhere: therapy
Heather Hayes
17 December 2025
Adolescents
Parental Alienation: A Relational Wound at the Heart of the Family
Parental alienation is a complex and often misunderstood dynamic in which one parent intentionally or unconsciously manipulates a child to reject the other parent, undermining
Heather Hayes
29 October 2025
Adolescents
From Harm to Healing: Reimagining Adolescent Treatment with Dignity and Accountability
Over the past several years, a powerful wave of truth-telling has emerged from adults who once lived through the harsh realities of the so-called “troubled
Heather Hayes
15 October 2025
Addiction
Navigating Dysfunction: Robert Subby’s Family Rules from “Lost in the Shuffle”
In his influential book, Lost in the Shuffle (1987), Robert Subby explores the hidden rules that govern families affected by addiction, mental illness, and unresolved
Heather Hayes
6 August 2025
Adolescents
Incongruence in Family Systems: Exploring Covert Contracts and Adolescent Development
Family systems theory, a cornerstone of systemic family therapy, emphasizes the interconnectedness of family members and the impact of these relationships on individual behavior and
Heather Hayes
16 July 2025
Adolescents
Is “Birth Order” Theory a Myth? Unpacking the Role of Siblings in Family Systems
What does it mean to be the eldest daughter, the youngest son, or the “middle child” of a family? These are terms that we often
Heather Hayes
22 May 2025
Blog
The Hidden Legacy: How Intergenerational Subjugation Fuels Mental Health Struggles and Substance Use Disorders
Intergenerational subjugation refers to the persistent oppression and marginalization experienced by certain communities across multiple generations. This enduring cycle of disadvantage profoundly affects mental health
Heather Hayes
16 May 2025
Addiction
Family Roles, Rules, and Values in Systems Impacted by Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
Families affected by mental health challenges and substance use disorders (SUDs) often develop distinct patterns of interaction, communication, and roles to adapt to ongoing stress
Heather Hayes
23 April 2025
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