Family:
It’s the main event in life,
not to be missed. It’s the place where
people learn about themselves, about
relationships, and about the world.
* Caring relationships enhance health, reduce illness, and extend life. In general, married men live longer than single men. Being married does not convey similar benefits to women.
* Divorce can be an emotional shock wave across the family. No family member is uninvolved or unaffected.
* Children from intact families on the average live two years longer, have less depression and physical illness, make better grades, and have fewer divorces themselves than children from divorced families.
* Depression and isolation magnify illness across the life span. A supportive family can be the wellspring of physical and mental well being at any age. Family relationships are the main event in life. Many people miss the main event.
Family therapy can help family members…
…find the courage to talk more easily about what can’t be talked about.
… solve problems and make plans.
…protect children.
…pull together.
…identify individual needs.
…enjoy each other more.
…survive divorce and remarriage and strengthen single parent families and step-families.
…successfully launch children into adulthood.
…learn about themselves and use what they learn.
…nurture and help each other.
