Publisher Description
A family rift is one of the most traumatic experiences a person can face. It can have a profound effect on virtually every aspect of life, causing depression, relationship problems, and even physical illness. Healing From Family Rifts offers hope to those coping with a split in their families. Family therapist Mark Sichel addresses the pain and shame connected with family rifts and offers a way through the crisis and on toward healing and fulfillment. Uniquely, Sichel does not assume that every rift will or even should be mended. Instead, he offers ways to recover from any outcome, including:
● A ten-step process to come to terms with the family dynamics that led to the split
● Methods to find peace and personal reconciliation
● Skills that help to build a second family of people whose values are in line with one's own
● Techniques to fight feelings of guilt when faced with a family rift
● Includes inspiring and instructive stories drawn from the author's patients that help listeners put their own situations in perspective
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“[This] self-help manual for adults seeking to better their family relationships emphasizes that readers can change only themselves and their own reactions—not the actions of others…Drawing on stories from Sichel’s patients and from personal experience (his father broke with him twice), this book is sure to be read eagerly by those in difficult family situations.”
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Library Journal
About Mark Sichel
Mark Sichel, CSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who counsels individuals, couples, and families in New York City. He is the founder and editor of the award-winning website, PsyberSquare.com, has counseled hundreds of clients who have suffered family cutoffs, and has made it through his own family rift as well.
About Paul Brion
Paul Brion has a passion for storytelling. He believes that audiobooks—our most current form of the oral tradition—are the purest of the interactive and co-creative arts. An autodidact with eclectic interests, he enjoys learning about a wide variety of subjects, as he has an avaricious hunger for knowledge.