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Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath
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Dr. Sherrie Campbell
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But It’s Your Family is a remarkable account of what it means to cut ties to toxic family abuse and thrive in the aftermath.
Loving someone doesn’t always mean having a relationship with them, just like forgiveness doesn’t always mean reconciliation. Reconciling, in many cases, only sets people up for more abuse. A significant part of healing comes with accepting that this is a part of life; there are some relationships that are so poisonous that they destroy one’s ability to be healthy and function best. Dr. Sherrie Campbell clarifies how parents, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and in-laws can be toxic while giving direction on how to explain cutting ties to children and others who may not understand. When listeners are able to bring closure to those toxic relationships, they give themselves the space to love those family members from a distance, as fellow human beings, with the knowledge that it is unwise to remain connected. In But It’s Your Family, listeners learn how to love themselves in the process and fundamentally change their lives for the better.
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- By Twin of Eyegone on 07-01-24
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Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
- Quiet the Critical Voice in Your Head, Heal Self-Doubt, and Live the Life You Deserve
- By: Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD, Wendy T. Behary LCSW - foreword
- Narrated by: Linda Jones
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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If you were raised by a narcissistic mother and are struggling with the lingering effects of a toxic upbringing, this is the road map you need to heal the past and thrive in the present and future.
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I really needed this!
- By Rachael E on 01-28-23
By: Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD, and others
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You Are No Longer Your Sibling’s Keeper
- A Guide to Moving on from Sibling Toxic Relationships, Conflict, & Rivalry
- By: Zelina Chinwoh
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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Are you exhausted from trying to fix a toxic sibling relationship that seems impossible to mend? Do you find yourself constantly caught in cycles of conflict and sibling rivalry, feeling like you've reached the end of your rope? Do you struggle with a sibling who constantly plays the victim, making it impossible to address issues constructively? Are you tired of walking on "eggshells" or extending the "olive branch" to a sibling, only for them to play "victim" when they have countless minimized their negative actions toward you? I am here to tell you; you are not alone... "You Are No Longer...
By: Zelina Chinwoh
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Brothers, Sisters, Strangers
- Sibling Estrangement and the Road to Reconciliation
- By: Fern Schumer Chapman
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Fern Schumer Chapman understands the pain of sibling estrangement firsthand. For the better part of 40 years, she had nearly no relationship with her only brother, despite many attempts at reconnection. Her grief and shame were devastating and isolating. But when she tried to turn to others for help, she found that a profound stigma still surrounded estrangement, and that very little statistical and psychological research existed to help her better understand the rift that had broken up her family. So she decided to conduct her own research....
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A helpful guide to understand unhealthy family dynamics
- By AGM Design on 11-29-22
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Daughter Detox
- Recovering from an Unloving Mother and Reclaiming Your Life
- By: Peg Streep
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Writer Peg Streep lays out seven distinct but interconnected stages on the path to reclaim your life from the effects of a toxic childhood: "discover", "discernment", "distinguish", "disarm", "reclaim", "redirect", and "recover". Each step is clearly explained and richly detailed with the stories of other women. With approaches drawn from psychology and other disciplines and with unique exercises, the book will help the listener tackle her own self-doubt and become consciously aware of how her mother's treatment continues to shape her behavior.
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not as helpful as I was hoping
- By Jinger on 03-12-20
By: Peg Streep
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Rules of Estrangement
- Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict
- By: Joshua Coleman
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
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Labeled a silent epidemic by a growing number of therapists and researchers, estrangement is one of the most disorienting and painful experiences of a parent's life. Popular opinion typically tells a one-sided story of parents who got what they deserved or overly entitled adult children who wrongly blame their parents. However, the reasons for estrangement are far more complex and varied.
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Excellent book for the parent's perspective
- By Anand on 06-11-21
By: Joshua Coleman
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The Optimistic Child
- A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience
- By: Martin E. P. Seligman
- Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a 30-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessimism-dwelling on the most catastrophic cause of any setback-and depression. Seligman shows adults how to teach children the skills of optimism that can help them combat depression, achieve more on the playing field and at school, and improve their physical health.
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Important but painful
- By Steve on 01-16-17
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Toxic Family Survival Guide
- Strategies to Stop Abusive, Narcissistic, and Emotionally Immature Parents from Doing More Harm. Repair Dysfunctional Relationships and Recover from Childhood Trauma
- By: Cassandra McBride
- Narrated by: Alyssa Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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“Toxic Family Survival Guide” is for anyone who wants to give themselves a fighting chance at happiness and peace in their life, no matter what their early years subjected them to.
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interesting, but a bit boring
- By Julie Minerbo on 01-08-25
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You're Not Broke, You're Pre-Rich
- Ditch Debt, Stop Living from Payday to Payday, and Manage Black Tax to #Liveyourbestlife
- By: Mapalo Makhu
- Narrated by: Zime Keswa
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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If you are a millennial who is trying to figure out how money works, this audiobook is for you. With simple, relatable and sometimes amusing stories about how to manage money on a day-to-day basis, you will learn how to change your mindset about money, get out of debt and stay debt-free, invest your money and ultimately, live your best life.
By: Mapalo Makhu
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When to Walk Away
- Finding Freedom from Toxic People
- By: Gary Thomas
- Narrated by: Gary Thomas
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Your life's calling is too important to let toxic people take it away. In When to Walk Away, Gary Thomas - best-selling author of Sacred Marriage - draws from biblical and modern stories to equip you with practical insights to handle toxic people in your life and live true to your God-given purpose.
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Don’t be trapped by the idea that a good Christian just has to endure toxic abuse. You can walk away.
- By S White on 02-08-20
By: Gary Thomas
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Done with the Crying
- Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children
- By: Sheri McGregor
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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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.
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Take your life back and let healing begin
- By Jennifer Gill on 05-26-18
By: Sheri McGregor
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Narcissistic Sibling
- How to Recognize, Disarm, and Shield Yourself from Narcissistic Brothers and Sisters. Look Out for Behavior Signs, and Learn to Identify and Grasp the Covert Narcissistic
- By: Mona Diggins
- Narrated by: CharlieData
- Length: 5 hrs
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In Narcissistic Sibling, here is just a fraction of what you will discover: what is means to be a covert narcissist and how that manifests in real-world interactions; how to determine whether your relationship goes beyond sibling rivalry into a toxic, exhausting dynamic; and more. There's no way to change the past, but by learning the whys and hows of narcissistic manipulation, you can wrest back control. You don't have to live on anyone else's terms.
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robotic narration and did not talk about siblings
- By Ley on 04-23-21
By: Mona Diggins
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Five stars
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A Great Tool for Healing from a Toxic Family
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it ia especially valuable when a narrator is the author!
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Another tool to help me on this wild ride
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Excellent info on No Contact with family.
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Wonderful resource
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The chapter about separation abuse was most helpful. I have been dealing with that for about 10+ years now and it feels great to know that someone understands the stress that I am going through and is supportive of my choices with cutting ties. No researcher could ever comprehend the trauma and paranoia separation abuse does to us. Only people that have been there and felt this pain could ever understand and offer coping mechanisms for us--and telling us that we're not alone is already comforting.
A specialist that can relate to my problems.
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Been through most of this
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Perfect
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Wonderful healing advice.
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