A psychologist offers a roadmap for those looking to break free of toxic family relationships and thrive in the aftermath.Toxic family abuse is always two-fold. The first layer of abuse is the original poor treatment by toxic family members, and the second is someone-s denial of the ways in which abusers treat and harm them. Loving someone doesn-t always mean having a relationship with them, just like forgiveness doesn-t always mean reconciliation. A significant part of healing comes with accepting that there are some relationships that are so poisonous that they destroy one-s ability to be healthy and function best. 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.
Inside, Dr. Sherrie Campbell clarifies:
How parents, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and in-laws can be toxicThe difference between flawed and toxic family membersExplaining the cutting o