Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role

by Rebecca C. Mandeville MFT, Patricia Burgos (Narrator)

Family scapegoating is an insidious form of "invisible" abuse that is difficult to recognize. It is therefore critical that adult survivors of dysfunctional or narcissistic family systems understand what type of abuse they are trying to recover from . In Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed, licensed psychotherapist and family systems expert Rebecca C. Mandeville uses her research findings on what she named "Family Scapegoating Abuse" (FSA) to help survivors recognize and release the damaging "scapegoat" narrative associated with the family "identified patient" role. This second revision includes additional recovery suggestions, and updated resources.

In this book you'll

● How to recognize and identify family scapegoating abuse (FSA) signs and symptoms

● Why scapegoated individuals have difficulty recognizing they are being abused

● How complex trauma (C-PTSD), betrayal trauma, and toxic shame impede FSA recovery

● Strategies to reduce fawn/submit behaviors and realign with your "true self"

● Recommended resources and therapy modalities for FSA recovery

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Published March 18, 2025

Reviews

[Erick van Til]

This is a short manual for a very specific subset of survivors. I read it through twice in two days and found (as all meaningful books do) it gave language to feelings that had previously felt impossible to describe. My sincere hope is that the contents of this guide do not apply to you. If they do, please look past its faults and read it through.

[Alexandra Davis]

If this is one of your first self-help books you’ve ever read this may be profound information for you. If you are far into your healing journey this book with feel shallow and vague. Love that she is bringing awareness to Family Scapegoating and CPTSD

[Marta]

So vague could have been about anything