Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members: Tools to Maintain Boundaries, Deal with Criticism, and Heal from Shame After Ties Have Been Cut Paperback – 5 May 2022

Can’t thank this book/author enough for making me realise my feelings and experiences are valid and I’m not delusional. Best book I’ve read on this topic.

I knew this book would help me, but once I started reading the first page, I was hooked. I've cried, laughed, breathed countless sighs of relief of being understood, heard and seen. It's incredibly painful going through cutting ties and it's definitely not clear cut. However having someone go through it and share their experiences of not just how their toxic family affected their childhood but also NOW as an adult is mind blowing. Answering questions I never even knew I had. I finally understand myself. It's taken me a few months so go through this book to digest it, but I will undoubtedly read it again and again.I've been going through these pages - as well as therapy - and I'm coming out a different person.Thank you, Sherrie. This book is a revelation on so many levels.

I read this book after 56 years of narcissistic, emotional and sexual abuse. It crystallised and clarified all my relationship difficulties. Most of all it made me feel understood and validated my choice to finally isolate myself from my toxic family, accept that they were unwilling to change and finally get on with my life. This book says it like it is and It's a hard pill to swallow that you will never get those years back but I have proven that you can release yourself and be happy and have healthy relationships.

Great insights and loved this book, really helpful and finally healing and moving on!!

Best by far of anything that I have read on the subject. The author's personal experience combined with her clinical knowledge makes for a concise, clear and very helpful publication.

I agree read and listened to a number of audio books over the years ranging eom emotionally immature parents and adult children, the worst in my opinion was 'difficult mother's and adult daughters' which I stopped reading as soon as it was out to the us that we control our emotions which totally removes any accountability from the person mistreating, and rather makes you feel submissive and at fault.We aren't at fault and won't be submissive anymore with this book. This is a real-talk book about how to navigate the aftermath and ongoing battle you struggle with internally when cutting ties, but equally with such empowerment. I relate to everything in this book. I feel heard. I feel understood. I don't feel belittled or gas lighted like in a toxic relationship.If you're like me and have cut contact many times only to go back into the same viscous cycle with a parent, this will empower you, make you feel understood and heard. We may be victims in the context of on the receiving end of a toxic parent but we certainly don't feel it having read this. I highly recommend to anyone removing themselves from a toxic parent.I've listened in audio first but found it so much of a help that I've also ordered in paperback for future ref. For those times we particularly wonder if we made the right decision, this will remind us why. We always deserve to be respected, heard and seen.I wish you all the best in your journeys and finding a new found peace and contentment.

This book is a must for anyone cutting ties with toxic family members, I promise you won’t be disappointed. I feel seen for the first time! Thank you Dr Sherrie, thank you!

I am truly suffering. Thank you for being here. As if you are holding my hand and taking me somewhere kind, where my pain and loneliness is unbearable to deal with such issues alone. I am just starting to read and really, I don't feel alone. I'm realising all my life I put the blame on myself. Became ill after Ill. And pattern continuous. But how about when one parent is now an old age of serious illness? How do you deal with that guilt?

Where do I even start. This book was the only thing that genuinly understood what I was going through. Every page I would turn would verbatim speak to me exactly what I needed to hear. This author knew exactly what she was talking about and is really just a hero in disguse. I wish her nothing but the best because as lonely as I am, I have never felt it because this book has always been there for me in ways that humans will never understand.

I’ve never written a book review before but I felt compelled to with this one. This book wasn’t what I expected. I’ve consumed so many self help books; and while they’re wonderful, there is always something I feel they can’t touch in what help I’m looking for. Then I read this.This book feels like talking to an old friend. So warm, relatable and I’ve honestly never felt more seen in my life. This book has taken me over a year to get through because I will read the same section 50 times over, digesting it over weeks. It has been a primary source of comfort for me in my intense grief of having newly estranged family. This book has made me laugh, cry, triggered me (in good ways - ya girls gotta heal), and inspired me more than any other book I’ve read.I just want to say thank you. Thank you Dr. Sherrie. You have changed my life!

Necessário ter conteúdos assim para sobreviventes! Amei.

je pense qu’on devrait offrir ce livre à toutes les famillesje ne dis pas que ce que contient ce livre est entièrement vrai mais ça soulève des points importants qu’on pourrai laisser de cotervraiment bien pour ouvrir les yeux de certains et panser un peu les blessures d’autres

You can learn some good stuff from this book, however I didn't finished reading it yet.