By Mark Matousek — 2016
A revealing talk with Mark Wolynn of the Family Constellation Institute.
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Mark Wolynn, director of the Family Constellation Institute, describes how family trauma showed up in the lives of two of his patients, and offers questions for you to explore unconscious identification with a member of your family system.
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