When you’re a therapist, psychologist, or even an undergrad studying psychology, you will likely run into the assumption that you can fix everyone’s problems. In episode 263, I received a question from a listener who is studying psychology whilst trying to navigate certain family expectations that they should be able to make their family mentally well because of this. In this post, I take a stance on this viewpoint and describe why this should never be the case and why your family’s mental health is not your responsibility.
