These patterns didn't begin with you.
But they can change with you.
Break the Cycle helps you understand where these patterns came from, recognize how they're still shaping your life, and practice new ways of relating that don't require you to abandon yourself.
What cycle are you ready to break?
Take our short Quiz to explore the patterns that may be showing up in your relationships, family roles, boundaries, emotional responses, and sense of responsibility.
The Break the Cycle (BTC)® Method
A practical way to change the relationship patterns shaping your life.
The Break the Cycle (BTC)® Method is a psychology-informed framework by psychologist and bestselling author Dr. Mariel Buqué to help you understand what shaped your patterns—and intentionally shape what comes next.
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Review
See the pattern.
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Release
Put down what no longer serves you.
[3]
Repattern
Practice a different way.
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Reclaim
Live with greater clarity and peace.
Dr. Mariel Buqué
"Every cycle breaker has one goal in mind, to make sure the cycle ends with them."
Through my years of working with people navigating trauma, relationships, and difficult family patterns, I kept seeing the same thing: we can know exactly where our patterns come from and still struggle to change them.
So I created Break the Cycle—a psychology-informed approach to help people understand the patterns that shaped them, practice new ways of relating, and become more intentional about the life and relationships they create.
If you're ready to make a shift, I welcome you to our deeply intentional healing space for cycle breakers.
There isn't one way to break a cycle.
Sometimes you need understanding.
Sometimes you need practice.
Sometimes you need people who get it.
At BTC, we have you covered.
Workshops
Guided learning experiences.
Resources
Practical tools and practices.
Support Circles
Live group gatherings.
Community
Connecting with people who get it.
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