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Carrying the destiny of a family member

This is a fragment of my book: 'Depression, a Stepping-stone towards Bliss':

“With family constellations - which has been developed by Bert Hellinger in the eighties - we see that depression is often part of something, that is much bigger than the one who has the depression.

The depression can develop for example because we carry out of love the destiny of someone of our family who did not want to live any more, for example because that person wanted to follow someone else in death, also because of love. That happens unconsciously.

When you start seeing such an entanglement in your family system, it is possible to come out of the identification with another family member.

When the family member you were identified with is recognized and honoured you feel harmony and you start feeling that from that moment onwards that person gives you strength and support. You are free now to live your own life and are not ruled any more by patterns that are not yours.”

De link naar het boek ‘Honger naar Vervulling’ is:

En de link naar de podcast over dit boek is: