Adult survivors of toxic family members tools to maintain boundaries, deal with criticism, and heal from shame after ties have been cut
"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 endi...
| Main Author: | Campbell, Sherrie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, CA :
New Harbinger Publications, Inc.,
[2022]
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Table of 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.