Enmeshment
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Enmeshment has been mentioned in one podcast episode on What Your Therapist Thinks (Sep 2025).
Enmeshment is a concept in psychology and psychotherapy introduced by Salvador Minuchin to describe families where personal boundaries are diffused, sub-systems undifferentiated, and over-concern for others leads to a loss of autonomous development. According to this hypothesis, by being enmeshed in parental needs, trapped in a discrepant role function, a child may lose their capacity for self-direction; their own distinctiveness, under the weight of "psychic incest"; and, if family pressures in
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on What Your Therapist Thinks |
Who talks about Enmeshment on podcasts?
Enmeshment came up; the most recent mention was Sep 2025 on What Your Therapist Thinks.
What is Enmeshment mentioned alongside?
Enmeshment is most often mentioned alongside What Your Therapist Thinks (WYTT), Felicia Keller Bole and Christy Plantinga.
Mentioned together: What Your Therapist Thinks (WYTT), Felicia Keller Bole, Christy Plantinga, Mary Beth Somich, Your Journey Through, Healthy differentiation, Family systems, Parent identity development model, Indian culture, Italian culture