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Thalia Oosthuizen

The 5 Hidden Family Roles: Are You the Scapegoat or the Hero?

Many families operate like a play with an unspoken script.

Nobody ever sits you down and assigns you a character, and there’s no audition or rehearsal.

Yet, somehow, from a young age, children are assigned “roles” that help the family cope with stress, conflict, addiction, mental illness, financial pressure, or emotional instability.

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