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The Toxic Family Solution: Surviving Your Toxic Family & Reclaiming Your Life After Toxic Parents
The Toxic Family Solution
is a must-read for anyone suffering from a toxic or dysfunctional relationship. This essential guide written by a toxic family survivor and crisis counselor is packed with valuable resources and details seven steps to take back your life after being hurt by the ones you love.
What Therapists, Social Workers, & Readers Are Saying
"Fantastic! I wish I had read this book 30 years ago when I first started my practice. The Toxic Family Solution conveys complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand for both novices and the experienced alike." —William E. Range MC, LMHC, Licensed Therapist"The Toxic Family Solution provides readers with a roadmap to move forward from family trauma and suffering. Wherever you are in your journey following a painful home life, this book can help you move forward and make peace with your life." —Caleb Sheldrup, M. Psych."Social Worker I liked the simplicity of the book encouraging reflection & supporting the reader. Useful resource to those supporting families.""A game-changer for anyone who has a toxic family.""A brilliant book, well-written, informative and resonates with anyone who has experienced a toxic family situation."
Learn How to Take Back Your Life & Live Your Best Life Starting Today
The Toxic Family Solution discusses the problems caused by unhealthy abuse, addiction, anxiety, codependency and people-pleasing, control and manipulation, fear, depression, harassment, mistreatment, neglect, PTSD, trauma, and more. Learn effective methods to cope with toxic family members, care for yourself, set strong boundaries, stop toxic thinking, and walk away from loved ones who won't stop hurting you to live a life you love!
Written by a Toxic Family Survivor and Crisis Counselor
After years of struggling with addiction, chronic depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Steven Todd Bryant began a three-year journey to face his pain and heal his toxic family wounds caused by years of family abuse. Steven is a best-selling author, a crisis counselor and a toxic family survivor. He was on staff for 19 years at the University of Southern California, holds a BA in communications and an MA in theology, and is the founder of ToxicFamily.org.
Does your family cause you anger, anxiety, stress, pain, or harm?
If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, The Toxic Family Solution will provide information to help you on your healing
Do you feel like walking away from harmful family members?Does their criticism lead to worry, overthinking, self-criticism, or perfectionism?Does your family try to control, manipulate, or change you?Does your family harass and discriminate against you for being yourself?Do you have to keep secrets or use food, alcohol, or drugs to cope with the stress and pain they cause?Are you following your heart and pursuing your dreams, or living to please others?
Time Does Not Heal Family Wounds
The passage of time is powerless to heal the deep hurts caused by toxic family relationships.
What Therapists, Social Workers, & Readers Are Saying
"Fantastic! I wish I had read this book 30 years ago when I first started my practice. The Toxic Family Solution conveys complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand for both novices and the experienced alike." —William E. Range MC, LMHC, Licensed Therapist"The Toxic Family Solution provides readers with a roadmap to move forward from family trauma and suffering. Wherever you are in your journey following a painful home life, this book can help you move forward and make peace with your life." —Caleb Sheldrup, M. Psych."Social Worker I liked the simplicity of the book encouraging reflection & supporting the reader. Useful resource to those supporting families.""A game-changer for anyone who has a toxic family.""A brilliant book, well-written, informative and resonates with anyone who has experienced a toxic family situation."
Learn How to Take Back Your Life & Live Your Best Life Starting Today
The Toxic Family Solution discusses the problems caused by unhealthy abuse, addiction, anxiety, codependency and people-pleasing, control and manipulation, fear, depression, harassment, mistreatment, neglect, PTSD, trauma, and more. Learn effective methods to cope with toxic family members, care for yourself, set strong boundaries, stop toxic thinking, and walk away from loved ones who won't stop hurting you to live a life you love!
Written by a Toxic Family Survivor and Crisis Counselor
After years of struggling with addiction, chronic depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Steven Todd Bryant began a three-year journey to face his pain and heal his toxic family wounds caused by years of family abuse. Steven is a best-selling author, a crisis counselor and a toxic family survivor. He was on staff for 19 years at the University of Southern California, holds a BA in communications and an MA in theology, and is the founder of ToxicFamily.org.
Does your family cause you anger, anxiety, stress, pain, or harm?
If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, The Toxic Family Solution will provide information to help you on your healing
Do you feel like walking away from harmful family members?Does their criticism lead to worry, overthinking, self-criticism, or perfectionism?Does your family try to control, manipulate, or change you?Does your family harass and discriminate against you for being yourself?Do you have to keep secrets or use food, alcohol, or drugs to cope with the stress and pain they cause?Are you following your heart and pursuing your dreams, or living to please others?
Time Does Not Heal Family Wounds
The passage of time is powerless to heal the deep hurts caused by toxic family relationships.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 20, 2023
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March 31, 2023
Mixed Bag. Helped me. Good Starting Point/Refresher.
The book is repetitive. As another reviewer pointed out, some sentences & paragraphs are cut & pasted into multiple places. Some areas of the book also feature repetitive ranting.
When it is stated that info will be given in another chapter, it should only go into the referenced chapter. I believe that many of these issues are because (as the author states in the book) his journal was made into this book.
The book has tons of information that will be most helpful to people whom have never gone to therapy. I at first greatly disliked the chapter beginning summaries, but I used them to help me quickly find the information that I wanted; and then I skipped the basic stuff after the first two chapters.
I've had over 25 years of therapy in my adult life; still, this book helped me because I have been trying to determine whether I want to cut out my narcissistic mom & my very toxic sister. I am 53. The book has given me options and insights for which I am grateful.
Some information could easily and possibly more appropriately create a separate work.
Bottom line: If you can overlook the repetition, & organization, this is a treasure trove for those new to or considering going to therapy, & to those wanting a review &/or guide about toxic relationships.
I would recommend this book to friends. Also, it is inexpensive.
The book is repetitive. As another reviewer pointed out, some sentences & paragraphs are cut & pasted into multiple places. Some areas of the book also feature repetitive ranting.
When it is stated that info will be given in another chapter, it should only go into the referenced chapter. I believe that many of these issues are because (as the author states in the book) his journal was made into this book.
The book has tons of information that will be most helpful to people whom have never gone to therapy. I at first greatly disliked the chapter beginning summaries, but I used them to help me quickly find the information that I wanted; and then I skipped the basic stuff after the first two chapters.
I've had over 25 years of therapy in my adult life; still, this book helped me because I have been trying to determine whether I want to cut out my narcissistic mom & my very toxic sister. I am 53. The book has given me options and insights for which I am grateful.
Some information could easily and possibly more appropriately create a separate work.
Bottom line: If you can overlook the repetition, & organization, this is a treasure trove for those new to or considering going to therapy, & to those wanting a review &/or guide about toxic relationships.
I would recommend this book to friends. Also, it is inexpensive.
May 2, 2023
Healthy family
A proper guide of how to navigate life in your family when u were not as lucky as the rest of people
A proper guide of how to navigate life in your family when u were not as lucky as the rest of people
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