 Artist: Joseph Barker | The June Topic of Conversation again asks What is True Family? We have all been born into a family and the majority of us have grown up within that family nucleus, however from what one understands from listening to other people’s personal accounts of their family life, our experiences of family can be very different from each other – even different from our siblings and cousins who are part of the same family group. |
Some of us may feel virtually unscathed by family life having developed ongoing close relationships with our family members while others would not describe family life as harmonious or supportive at all, perhaps resulting in feeling unlovable and isolated from the family unit and often from society in general. In fact, if we look at the rates of domestic violence, incest and homicides that happen in the home, we then have to ask ourselves; "what needs to change to allow for a more supportive way to live together as a family unit in our society?"
Two of our June articles offer insightful and different frames of reference for this complex discussion. Caroline’s article, ‘Is Family Good for Our Health?’, and an article written by members of the Joy of Ageing Esoterically team, ‘In Search of True Family’.
We are inviting our readers to share with us their own understanding of what a true family looks like to them. We are asking the question: In a true family, how would we be raised, how would we relate to each to other in a way that would ensure we grow up feeling loved, nurtured and appreciated for who we truly are?
Two of our June articles offer insightful and different frames of reference for this complex discussion. Caroline’s article, ‘Is Family Good for Our Health?’, and an article written by members of the Joy of Ageing Esoterically team, ‘In Search of True Family’.
We are inviting our readers to share with us their own understanding of what a true family looks like to them. We are asking the question: In a true family, how would we be raised, how would we relate to each to other in a way that would ensure we grow up feeling loved, nurtured and appreciated for who we truly are?
