Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD, is a well-respected psychologist who is dedicated to helping people understand themselves and what they need to do to become emotionally and psychologically healthy. In addition to her clinical practice as a psychotherapist, she inspires people to change, grow, and heal through her work as a writer and speaker.
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If your relationship with your parents never met your emotional needs, you may only feel a duty-bound kind of love and sense of obligation towards them.
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