| Description |
viii, 210 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210). |
| Contents |
Part 1. Making peace with your decision -- Understand that severing ties is self-protection -- Why you still hurt -- See boundaries as good to have -- The critical need to grieve -- The social void of broken family bonds -- Part 2. Your personal healing is now possible -- The core wounds of self-doubt and unworthiness -- How toxic shame develops -- Leave toxic shame behind -- Emotional loneliness and feelings of disconnection -- Emerge from feeling broken -- Moving toward empathy and self-love -- The path to your deepest, most lasting connection -- Part 3. Practical ways to handle the aftermath -- Family members can continue to be vindictive -- Handling secondary abuse: gifts and cards, financial abuse, and family illness and death -- The dirty work of using people, holidays, social media, and major events -- Protecting valuable relationships with nontoxic family members. |
| Summary |
"For many people, cutting ties with a toxic family member is a crucial step away from a legacy of dysfunction and toward healing and well-being. In Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, psychologist Sherrie Campbell offers readers effective strategies for setting strong boundaries after ending contact with a toxic family member and provides powerful tools to help them heal from shame, self-doubt, and stigma"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Interpersonal conflict.
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Families -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychological abuse.
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Manipulative behavior.
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Adult child abuse victims.
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| ISBN |
9781684039289 (trade paperback) |
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