Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members

Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut

De: Sherrie Campbell PhD, Wendy T. Behary LCSW - foreword

Narrado por: Sherrie Campbell

Do you have a toxic family member? Do you feel like cutting ties with this person—even as painful and scary as that may sound—would dramatically increase your well-being and improve your life? You're not alone. Severing ties with a family member can be devastating, and cutting this toxic person out of your life may bring up feelings of guilt and uncertainty. Fortunately, you can free yourself from this toxic family member in a healthy, responsible, and liberating way.

In Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, psychologist and toxic family survivor Sherrie Campbell offers effective strategies for setting strong boundaries after ending contact with a toxic family member, and provides powerful tools to help you heal from shame, self-doubt, and stigma. You'll find the validation you need to embrace your decision with pride and acknowledgement of your self-worth. You'll learn how to let go of negative thoughts and feelings. And finally, you'll develop the skills needed to rediscover self-care, self-love, self-reliance, and healthy loving relationships.

Whether you're ready to sever ties with a toxic family member, or already have, this book will help guide you, every step of the way.

©2022 Sherrie Campbell (P)2022 Tantor

Taking my power back

This book gave me permission to understand my situation. All the therapy in the world can not convey the realizations and moments of impact in this book.
I found because my healing path has already started, chapters 8-16 were really impactful and left me feeling a sense of freedom from thinking “why” and I’m forever grateful for this step!

#notalone

I now know and accept that healing is a life long journey. That my feelings are real. That someone else gets the feeling nervous everyday & waiting for the floors to open at anytime. Thank you for being brave & vulnerable to tell your story, to share your inner, deepest thoughts. You are my hero .

Thank you

This is something o needed to hear. You gave me hope and something to look forward too

Insightful read

This book was an interesting read, but didn’t hit on all the issues I was hoping it would. This book focuses on people who grew up with toxic parents and dealt with these issues throughout childhood and is probably a really good resource for those individuals. My most toxic relationships are relatives who affected me during adulthood so I didn’t find all the answers I was looking for in this book. However, it definitely shed some light on the root of a number of my personality traits and coping mechanisms.

Very Much Needed

Those of us who come from toxic families need to know these lessons and examples she is discussing. I wish I would have known all of this sooner. It would have made my transition out of the family easier and I would have done it sooner.

Loved it

I loved this book, I just wanted to hug it! It made me truly think about the abuse I've been subjected to as a child and realize that it's okay to let your toxic family members go; you don't need to have a relationship with them if they are toxic. This book explains what toxic families are, how to set boundaries, and finally learn to heal and take care of yourself, most importantly. Definitely recommend!

Not alone

Very easy to understand, reasonable, affirming. We set boundaries to protect ourselves. It affirms familes role is to improve our lives but this does not actually happen so this is the plan b.

Incredibly validating

I’ve never reviewed a book on here before, but this book was so incredibly validating and insightful. I’m going on 2 years of no contact with my immediate family and this book described some of my relatives and my relationships with them exactly as they were. I don’t know anyone else who has cut off family, and it is isolating and lonely to have this experience alone. But hearing all of my experiences, trauma, and feelings validated in this book means so much and helps to feel less alone in such a unique circumstance.

Thank you so much

God really has a way to help. And I am so thankful for you being the way. Thanks!

thankful

This book is a must if your the scapegoat. Truly helpful and raw. I will continue to read anything by her