Over the past few years, we have been blessed by several groups, ministries, and churches leading groups on our book, The Missing Commandment: Love Yourself. Some of the leaders have even arranged a Skype call with us so that the women and/or men could share the book’s impact on their lives. Others have sent us personal notes and letters. Recently, we received a note from Lisa Franklin, a women’s Bible Study leader from California who has conducted several women’s classes usi

When the parental role is reversed and the child becomes responsible for the cares and needs of the parent or the marriage, it creates a profound wound in the child. This is often termed "Parental Inversion." A more serious form of this occurs when the child becomes the emotional (and sometimes physical) support, confidant and comforter for the parent. This is referred to as "Emotional Incest" or "Substitute Mate." One of our clients told his story of emotional incest through