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Absent: How to Heal from Emotionally Toxic Parents - A Grown-Up’s Guide to Healing from Childhood Neglect, Manipulation, Trauma, and Abusive Emotional Behavior
What the kid inside you was never told about healing from abuse… Do you feel like your relationship with your parents is always bringing you down? Do they blame you for their problems, for being a thorn in their shoes, always endeavouring to make you feel like the most massive burden they’ve ever had to carry?
Do they want to control all aspects of your life, continually being dissatisfied with the choices you make?
Do they tend to humiliate and manipulate you, making you feel like nothing you do is good enough, that none of your efforts pay off, all while making themselves out to be exceptionally gifted and talented?
Abusive parents tend to share common traits--they are constantly negatively reactive, lack empathy, are extremely controlling, always critical, and continuously transfer blame to you.
If your parent ticks any of those boxes, then you are likely already aware of who and what you're dealing with. But from here on, things can only get better if you let them.
Did you know that an average of 6.6 million children are reported victims of abuse every year, and that about 80% of those people met the criteria for having at least one psychological disorder?
Those numbers may seem alarming, but they only cover part of the whole reality. Unfortunately, very few of those people ever get the help and support they need to heal and move forward with their lives properly.
This doesn't have to be the case for you, for it is never too late to work for a toxic-free life.
Removing yourself from the status quo and accepting your current reality is the most powerful step you can take towards regaining your life--from there on, you will slowly but surely start disentangling the knots that have been holding you down.
In Absent, you will
How to tend to your inner child, and give them the care and compassion they have always been longing for The art of letting go as a way to empower you on your healing journey The importance of self-compassion and how to effectively practice it to stop all forms of self-blame for things you never had any control over Why freeing yourself from anger and resentment will help you better understand and be more accepting of your parent's behaviour The secrets to self-love you should have learned long ago to offer yourself the best gift every person deserves A new perspective on the act of forgiveness that will finally give you the upper hand when your dealing with your parent(s) How to create a mental space to help you feel safe enough to face your most potent demons and succeed The most crucial thing you need to do to become entirely free of old patterns and finally make conscious choices out of love for yourself and not fear of your parents And much more.
It’s time to stop suffering from the consequences of past events you never even had control over, remove yourself from the fog that's been blinding your whole being, and step into a burden-free life.
It may feel like too much to deal with at first, but all you need are small steps to feel tremendous change. As the saying goes, “Little strokes fell great oaks.”
If you’re ready to explore the deepest and darkest parts of your childhood and come out empowered, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.
Do they want to control all aspects of your life, continually being dissatisfied with the choices you make?
Do they tend to humiliate and manipulate you, making you feel like nothing you do is good enough, that none of your efforts pay off, all while making themselves out to be exceptionally gifted and talented?
Abusive parents tend to share common traits--they are constantly negatively reactive, lack empathy, are extremely controlling, always critical, and continuously transfer blame to you.
If your parent ticks any of those boxes, then you are likely already aware of who and what you're dealing with. But from here on, things can only get better if you let them.
Did you know that an average of 6.6 million children are reported victims of abuse every year, and that about 80% of those people met the criteria for having at least one psychological disorder?
Those numbers may seem alarming, but they only cover part of the whole reality. Unfortunately, very few of those people ever get the help and support they need to heal and move forward with their lives properly.
This doesn't have to be the case for you, for it is never too late to work for a toxic-free life.
Removing yourself from the status quo and accepting your current reality is the most powerful step you can take towards regaining your life--from there on, you will slowly but surely start disentangling the knots that have been holding you down.
In Absent, you will
How to tend to your inner child, and give them the care and compassion they have always been longing for The art of letting go as a way to empower you on your healing journey The importance of self-compassion and how to effectively practice it to stop all forms of self-blame for things you never had any control over Why freeing yourself from anger and resentment will help you better understand and be more accepting of your parent's behaviour The secrets to self-love you should have learned long ago to offer yourself the best gift every person deserves A new perspective on the act of forgiveness that will finally give you the upper hand when your dealing with your parent(s) How to create a mental space to help you feel safe enough to face your most potent demons and succeed The most crucial thing you need to do to become entirely free of old patterns and finally make conscious choices out of love for yourself and not fear of your parents And much more.
It’s time to stop suffering from the consequences of past events you never even had control over, remove yourself from the fog that's been blinding your whole being, and step into a burden-free life.
It may feel like too much to deal with at first, but all you need are small steps to feel tremendous change. As the saying goes, “Little strokes fell great oaks.”
If you’re ready to explore the deepest and darkest parts of your childhood and come out empowered, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2021
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December 24, 2023
I have been through intensive therapy, read countless books on healing, and so much more. This is not the book for helping people who have been through severe childhood trauma. I had to stop reading after she mentioned things such as “choosing to be a victim” and begged the reader to “ stop feeling sorry for themselves”. Anyone who has experienced childhood trauma knows that the rippling effects throughout life are not a simple choice. This book is shallow and whoever wrote it sounds like they haven’t lived through severe childhood trauma and should not speak on the issue. There is harmful language in this book for people who are vulnerable and haven’t experienced true mental health support. I wish I wouldn’t have wasted my money.
May 15, 2022
The first 3/4 of the book was good; I found it helpful and easy to follow. It all started to feel very rushed and over-simplified in the chapter on self-love. It seemed I was expected to magically have self love after reading a few pages when it probably takes years of work to achieve that. So the book is helpful if you want understand what happened and why some of us are the way we are, but the "how to heal" part is lacking.
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