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Divorcing a Parent: Free Yourself from the Past and Live the Life You've Always Wanted
by Beverly Mfcc Engel
from Ballantine Books

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

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  I've just purchased this book based on the reviews alone. The review from "Crochet" was extremely well written, in particular. I'm the author of the novel, COVER THE BUTTER (Penguin) and of a recently published lead essay in the non-fiction FOR KEEPS (Seal Press) both of which feature the dilemma, grief and heartache of being the child, then adult child of a toxic parent. I have been searching for a sensible, straight forward self-help book for years, and it looks like I have found one at last. I so need to... more info

• Divorcing a Parent: Free Yourself from the Past
  This book is an excellent publication for anyone who has suffered mental and emotional abuse at the hands of a parent/parents. Every statement in the book was so true to form that it was scary to realize just how bad life really was. Knowing that other individuals have experienced the same abuse with the same threats and parental abuse was somewhat comforting to know that others have experienced these abuses and gone on to live better lives. Very highly recommended reading for anyone feeling abused by a... more info

• Wishing I'd Seen This Four Years Ago!
  While I made the decision to cut off contact with my parents and brother four years ago, it is only recently I've begun to find books that broach this topic, and do so from a perspective that it is a healthy and sometimes necessary choice. I have been drinking in these resources as a way of validating the path I've taken and also partly to ensure I've taken the proper steps so that it is a path of healing and starting over.
  I recently finished Beverly Engel's Divorcing a Parent: Free Yourself from the... more info

• Great book
  This is a must read for everybody and anybody whose parents express love in 'interesting ways'. While reading this book, I knew the author was talking about the experiences which I and too many other people have.
  We are always at fault for something, regardless of what it is. We are called 'mental' by our families for not liking that abuse! Meanwhile we try to be 'good' and not insult them back with something. During this silence we up making ourselves sick through that acting; we are emotionally and... more info

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