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Adult survivors of emotionally abusive parents, how to heal, cultivate emotional resilience & build the life & love you deserve, Sherrie Campbell, PhD

eng

Includes bibliographical references

no index present

non fiction

Adult survivors of emotionally abusive parents

bibliography

Sherrie Campbell, PhD

how to heal, cultivate emotional resilience & build the life & love you deserve

"Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You'll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others. Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self. A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle--it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery."--, Provided by publisher

Introduction: Moments of truth -- The critical importance of parents -- The search for any feeling of home -- Love cannot be forced -- Transforming maladaptive guilt -- Untwisting their demands for respect -- Overcome your self-neglect -- What love based in respect feels like -- Respecting yourself -- Your role in the family system -- Survive the smear campaign -- When the scapegoat fights back -- Start choosing you -- Recovering a source of power -- Healing is a verb -- Your happiness possibility -- Make love your default emotion