đ€ Recognizing the Cycle Breakers đ€
In family systems, we understand that symptoms rarely exist in isolationâthey emerge within a web of relationships passed down through generations.
Cycle breakers are the ones who recognize that something in that web isnât working anymoreâsomething is too rigid, too chaotic, too painfulâand choose to respond differently.
They may be the first to:
⊠Set a boundary instead of going along with the status quo
⊠Name the trauma instead of burying it
⊠Choose connection over distance
⊠Seek therapy instead of remain silent
⊠Offer emotional safety instead of emotional reactivity
But letâs be clear:
Cycle breaking isnât rebellion. Itâs repair.
Itâs the process of interrupting multigenerational patterns so future relationshipsâpartners, children, selvesâdonât have to inherit the same unspoken burdens.
And itâs not easy. The system resists change, even when itâs for the better.
So if youâre the one who feels like the âproblem,â the âtoo sensitive one,â the âblack sheepââ
for making changes —
You’re the one breaking the cycle
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Warmly,
Jonathan Dixon, LMFT
Alpha OmegaÂ