Family Archetypes

Ultra-Family Strategies:

A. Nurturing and Protection Strategy

1. The Mother
• Motivation: To provide unconditional love, care, and support to their children and family.
1. The Nurturer (creating a warm and nurturing environment)
2. The Protector (ensuring the safety and well-being of loved ones)
2. The Father
• Motivation: To provide guidance, strength, and stability for their children and family.
1. The Provider (taking care of the family's financial and material needs)
2. The Mentor (offering guidance and wisdom to support personal growth)

B. Generational Legacy Strategy

1. The Ancestor
• Motivation: To honor and preserve family traditions, values, and ancestral wisdom.
1. The Grandmother (upholding customs, rituals and culture)
2. The Grandfather (passing down family history and wisdom through storytelling)
2. The Godparent
• Motivation: To offer guidance, support, and a sense of belonging to their godchildren.
1. The Godmother (protecting and advocating for the godchildren's well-being)
2. The Godfather (inspiring and guiding godchildren in their personal development)

Anti-Family Strategies:

C. Dysfunction Strategy

1. The Family Scapegoat
• Motivation: To bear the blame and responsibility for the family's problems and dysfunction.
1. The Troubled One (struggling with personal challenges within the family dynamic)
2. The Rebel (defying family expectations and norms)
2. The Neglectful Parent
• Motivation: To prioritize personal desires or interests over the well-being of their children and family.
1. The Self-Centered (placing personal needs and wants above family responsibilities)
2. The Absentee (physically or emotionally unavailable to their children and family)

D. Broken Bonds Strategy

1. The Estranged
• Motivation: To distance themselves from toxic or damaging family relationships for self-preservation.
1. The Boundary Setter (establishing healthy boundaries to protect their well-being)
2. The Survivor (overcoming adversity and building a life separate from the family)
2. The Family Betrayer
• Motivation: To betray family trust or values for personal gain, freedom or satisfaction.
1. The Manipulator (exploiting family dynamics for personal advantage)
2. The Disloyal (breaking family bonds for personal reasons or conflicts)