The Family Scapegoat: Why You Were Chosen, and Why It Was Never About You
About this episode
Kerry discusses the role of the family scapegoat and the dynamics that lead to this position within family structures.
Why does one person in the family end up carrying everything — the blame, the mood, the thing nobody will say out loud? That wasn't a flaw in you. That was a role, and someone cast you in it. Scapegoating is bullying that a family agrees not to stop, and it works because it holds the group together at your expense. This is a highlight from a recent live Q&A, repurposed here as our second weekly podcast segment. In this episode, Kerry breaks down why families choose a scapegoat, wh...
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Host: Kerry McAvoy, Ph.D.
Topics covered
- scapegoating
- family dynamics
- narcissistic abuse
- mental health
- bullying
- emotional roles
Keywords
- scapegoat
- family
- narcissism
- abuse
- mental health
- bullying
- emotional roles
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