Publisher Description
When you were a child... —Did your parents tell you you were bad or worthless? —Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you? —Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems? —Were you often frightened of your parents? —Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret? Now that you're an adult... —Do your parents still treat you as if you were a child?
—Do you have intense emotional or physical reactions after spending time with your parents? —Do your parents control you with threats or guilt? Do they manipulate you with money? —Do you feel that no matter what you do, it's never good enough for your parents? In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents—and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
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“A dynamic, powerful, hard-hitting book. It offers tremendous hope as well as understanding. It could truly be a lifesaver.”
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Abigail Van Buren, author of “Dear Abby” advice column
About the Authors
Susan Forward, PhD, is an internationally renowned therapist, lecturer, and author. Her books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them and Toxic Parents, as well as Betrayal of Innocence, and others. In addition to her private practice, she has served as a therapist, instructor, and consultant in numerous southern California psychiatric and medical facilities. She has appeared on over 300 television and radio shows and hosted her own nationally syndicated program on ABC talk radio for six years.
Craig Buck, a film and television writer and producer, has also written extensively on human behavior for many national magazines and newspapers. He is coauthor, with Susan Forward, of Betrayal of Innocence and Money Demons. Buck lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
About Jo Anna Perrin
Jo Anna Perrin is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy T. Behary, You Lost Me There by Rosecrans Baldwin, American Freak Show by Willie Geist, and many others.