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Understanding Overfunctioning

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

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The Importance of Staying in Our Experience

Over functioners are often moving into action to mask anxiety and to mask feeling. We're not actually parenting from the question of what does my child need. We're parenting from the questions, "What do I need?" And it's really important to stay in our experience a little bit so that we can wise enough rather than rush and paper over it.

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