Healing Adult Children Relationships

A tough-love guide to coping with dysfunctional adult children, Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children will empower families by offering hope and healing through S.A.N.I.T.Y. - a six-step program to help parents regain control in their homes and in their lives.

Those who have had a narcissistic parent can testify to how damaging it can be to one's psyche. Narcissistic parents lack empathy, show a severe sense of entitlement to micromanage the lives of their children, and often subject their children to neglect, as well as emotional, psychological, and physical abuse. From the unique challenges daughters of narcissistic fathers face to the ways in which adverse childhood experiences affect our brains, Shahida Arabi's insightful essays resonate deeply with those who have been raised by narcissistic parents.

Reframe your past, transform your future, and experience the healing power of CBT—starting from the day you open this book. Have your goals, hopes, and dreams fallen by the wayside over the years? Do you find it hard to stand up for yourself, and are you so tired of trying to fulfill everyone’s demands that you feel burnt out and fatigued—so much so that all you want to do is be alone? Are many of your relationships unfulfilling, and do you constantly give your best self to people who are narcissistic, codependent, selfish, or uncaring? It doesn’t have to be that way—but don’t ...

You don’t have to live with the impacts of emotionally immature parenting—listen to this powerful audio course during your commute, lunch break, or workout, and get the expert guidance you need to recognize emotionally immature behavior, understand its impacts, and finally embrace meaningful change in your life.

Have you ever heard of your inner child? Well, this is the classic book that started it all. In 1987, Charlie Whitfield's breakthrough concept of the child within - that part of us which is truly alive, energetic, creative. and fulfilled - launched the inner child movement. Healing the Child Within describes how the inner child is lost to trauma and loss, and how by recovering it, we can heal the fear, confusion and unhappiness of adult life.

In Done with the Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children, Sheri McGregor, MA, helps parents break free from emotional pain - and move forward in their own lives. As a loving mother to whom the unthinkable happened, McGregor knows the horrible shock that wrings a parent dry, triggers denial, blame, anger, and shame. With empathy and understanding, as well as tools, the latest research, and insight from more than 9,000 parents of estranged adult children, McGregor helps parents of estranged adults plan, prepare for emotional triggers, and prevail over pain.

The death of an adult child is a profound and devastating experience, shattering the hearts of parents and leaving them in a labyrinth of grief. In this compassionate and deeply moving guide, you will find solace, understanding, and practical advice to navigate the journey of grief and healing. "How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child" offers a lifeline to those grappling with this unimaginable loss. Through heartfelt stories, expert insights, and healing strategies, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap to cope with profound sorrow and find a way to embrace life once again.

Your past holds power over your present. Childhood experiences shape your beliefs, actions, and relationships more than you realize. Do you struggle with self-doubt, insecurity, or uncontrollable emotions? These are echoes of unresolved childhood trauma, staining your adult life like unseen residue on a canvas. But there's hope. This book offers a compassionate approach to healing your inner child while equipping you with practical tools for emotional growth.

In Children of the Depressed, a depression expert helps adult children understand and overcome common problems that stem from growing up with a depressed parent, such as poor communication skills and negative self-talk. Using skills and practices rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you will learn to shed the old dynamics and ways of thinking that have been weighing you down and keeping you from enjoying healthy relationships and the life you deserve.

This guide by Dr. Lawrence L James, an expert in alcoholism and trauma, offers not just knowledge but a shared understanding of the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences. Drawing from personal and professional experiences, Dr. James delves into the heart of the emotional and psychological turmoil faced by adult children of alcoholics.

Do you find it hard to trust people? Perhaps you imagine how they might hurt you before you even begin to explore a relationship… Your trust issues have to do with your attachment style, and that’s something that cemented itself long ago… but you’re not attached to this forever: It’s something you can change. Find out how to be in adult relationships that are truly healthy and fulfilling. This engaging therapy workbook for adults is the relationship book you need to get you there.

If you were raised by emotionally immature parents, you know that unpacking your childhood isn’t easy. You were made to feel like your feelings didn’t matter, while your parent or parents’ feelings were of paramount importance. You may have been neglected emotionally, gaslit, or had your boundaries crossed time and time again. In Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children, you’ll work through all of these experiences and more as you unpack your childhood, and practice creating boundaries with your parents in the present day.

"Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers" offers a powerful insight into the challenging and often painful experiences of growing up under the shadow of a narcissistic mother. This audiobook serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding the complexities of narcissism, its developmental roots, and the profound impact it has on daughters subjected to this environment. Through meticulous exploration, it shines a light on the characteristics and behaviors of narcissistic mothers, the emotional and psychological toll on their daughters, and the long-term effects that can pervade into adulthood.

People across the globe fall victim to challenging relationships, but that doesn't mean you have to stay a victim. You are more powerful than you realize—you just need to know where to direct your energy.

THAW - Freedom from Frozen Feelings, is a book about the emotional wounds of abandonment, shame, and contempt created by growing up in a less-than-nurturing family. If you experience abandonment issues, emotional flooding, toxic shame, a pattern of dysfunctional relationships, or you help people who do, THAW - Freedom from Frozen Feelings is a "must have". The book outlines the wounding process experienced by those who were raised in alcoholic and other less-than-nurturing family; how those emotional wounds show up in various personal and interpersonal problems in adulthood. An innovative, ...

The Iceberg Model is the core of the Thawing the Iceberg Series. As a unified model of addiction, codependency, and Adult/Child Syndrome the Iceberg Model provides a roadmap tracing the original pain of abandonment, the development of the survival skills that defend against that pain, and the sources of comfort & relief that become the addictions that cause even more pain. Maybe for the first time, see how it all fits together and what needs to happen to take this deadly combination apart.

“No More Dad Issues” is for those who have been carrying the burdens, wounds, and frustrations with their fathers and ready to give them up. Are you prepared to break free from the difficulties impacting your emotions, decisions, and relationships due to tension stemming from your dad? That’s what dad issues do; they bring damage to limitless areas in our lives. Dad issues are pervasive through all generations and people groups They don’t discriminate whether man, woman, teen or senior citizen.

Uncover the truth about authoritarian parenting in Parents Who Bully. Through compelling real-life accounts and authoritative research, you'll gain invaluable insights into the signs of emotionally abusive parents. Understand the lasting impact of authoritarian parenting styles, and discover the path to healing and emotional freedom. This eye-opening book empowers you to confront the turmoil and scars caused by parental emotional abuse, offering a guide to recovery and personal transformation.

The path to healing begins by going inwards. The path forward, paradoxically, begins by going backward. Our early experiences shape and mold the person we become, and when those experiences are filled with fear, anxiety, shame, and misery, what becomes of the adult? Whether you endured parental abuse, neglect, a home filled with conflict, or a mentally ill parent, there's no denying you can't come out of such traumas unscathed

The first step to reconnecting with an estranged loved one is reconnecting with yourself. Many consider the death of a close loved one as the most challenging life event, but when one of your children cuts you out of their life, the pain can be very similar. You might feel like you can't survive without mending things. Yet if you don't address your hurt first, these issues are likely to resurface.