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Breaking The Cycle Of Divorce

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Have you ever noticed a continuing trend of divorce in families? Sharon Brooks, an adult child of divorce herself, interviewed over 400 other adult children of divorce over the course of twenty years. She was determined to find the cause for divorce being passed down through the generations. In the process, she discovered a pattern of four destructive relationship behaviors that were abundant and gender-neutral.

Most kids who grew up in divorced homes never had the opportunity to learn what love looks like. Instead, they learned what love does not look like. They may have witnessed a lot of tension, chaos and instability in their home and this is what feels normal and familiar to them. Subconsciously, this is what they think love is.

For her full article and all four behaviors, click here.


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