This is the OP. Thank you to those who responded and I apologize for taking so long to respond. I had an awful time logging back in and so I created a second account. So…

Anita, although the circumstances are different, I can relate to your story. I had two very over protective parents and one hypercritical one. This left me doubting both my value as a person (thanks critic) and my ability to do anything about it (thanks overprotectiveness).

Pegasus63, thank you for the ideas. I have a few of my own I’m working with, but I’ll add those.