Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I really liked the way this author approached the topic -there are a lot of examples and no type of abuse is given a trump card over another. Also the different types of abuse (physical, sexual, verbal, etc.) are broken up by sections, so you can easily skip something if it's not relevant. If you've recently begun to realize that the negative voice in your head is an adaptation of one or both of your parents' voices, then this is a great book to get started freeing yourself from the cycle of guilt and shame you put yourself through. "

" Too much to absorb at one reading. I'll go back and read this again. However, I found comfort in knowing that I was on the right track to freedom and liberation long before I read this. The thing I learned I need to do is to grieve for the child I never was; it's not self pity it's true grief. When I can do that, I think the true me will be revealed. "

" I purchased this book after my mother died. I read this book in 3 days while cleaning out her apartment. I absolutely recommend to anyone who has or had difficult parents growing up. "

" Great advice on how to avoid being sucked in the narcissistic needs of the toxic parent. "

" Very interesting book especially if you have issues with you parents. Not that I'm saying I do, but it's enlightening to some of the behaviors I have. "

" A really great book that helped me break the cycle of abuse. Opened my eyes. Thank you Susan. "

" I think this book is helpful, but a little extreme in the examples. I substitued this book for counseling. It helped. "

" This book just changed my life. If only I would have discovered it earlier... "

" A good reference for anyone who works with adult victims of child abuse. "

" A great book for anyone who suffered as a child. Great techniques and perspectives to help people move beyond their past. "

" I like the title best of all. "

" A topic which I have had much too close experience "

" This book gives realistic family examples and the feeling and emotions that accompany certain difficult situations in which many of us have gone through with the so-called disfunctional family. "

" This has helped so much. "

" The best book ever written on healing from a dysfunctional and/or abusive family. "

" The psychology student in me just had to read this. It's pretty awesome. "

" Life changing... So hard to read, so worth the read! "

" Reading it for a friend. ;-) "

" This was a quick read but really didn't offer any useful, or real world, advice on how to overcome toxic parenting and reclaim your life. The book mostly focused on realizing and confronting the toxic parents. I would have given this book 2.5 stars if I could. "

" Really, really good -- not condescending, not prescriptive, and thoughtful. *Re-readable*. "

" This book helped me to overcome a few childhood issues that needed to be addressed. "

" a hard read but if you need it, helpful. "

" Good explanation of the effects of some parenting methods "

" Wish I had read it earlier in life. Very helpful advice and information. "

" Really interesting and helpful book to restart living without the toxic parents influence! "

" Read this because a student recommended it, largely so I could understand her situation better (presumably). Sad, sad stories in here. It's amazing how much destruction and hurt takes place, quietly, behind the doors of perfectly respectable homes. "

" Moyennement intéressant. Un catalogue de traumas suivi de conseils malheureusement répétitifs, vagues. Un poil décevant et attendu. "

" The best book ever written on healing from a dysfunctional and/or abusive family. "

" The psychology student in me just had to read this. It's pretty awesome. "

" Very interesting book especially if you have issues with you parents. Not that I'm saying I do, but it's enlightening to some of the behaviors I have. "