Growing Up In Alcoholism, Violence & Dysfunction: Listening To My Inner Child
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692709851 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The heart and mind of a child speaks fluently in this book. This Book is the 2nd Edition of "Earning My Parents’ Love: Trying to Grow Up In Alcoholism, Violence & Dysfunction.” There is a new rear cover, preface, title, sub title, updated author photo, & other changes that more effectively communicate the essence of the adult child story. Defense mechanisms formed in childhood continue throughout an adult-child's life and left untreated tend to worsen. Yet, it is the inner child who suffers the most enduring consequences. The story provides concern and empathy for the endurance of childhood suffering. Trauma separates the spirit of the inner child from itself. It is the development of self-compassion, and the beginnings of healing.. A childhood of dysfunction, violence and/or alcoholism is the experience of the unworthiness of a child. Until the child is at least minimally listened too, and understood all else is a repeat of the same dysfunctional childhood because once again no one is attending to t
"Amazing man who writes amazing books that need to be read" according to Amazon Customer. Amazing writing from a great story teller who reveals the ugly truth of a childhood that no one should have to experience December 10, 2015There are people who write and then there are writers whose power with words transforms your life. Michael's writing about his own life story and struggles to survive a family of alcohol and abuse will open your eyes, mind and heart. . Heidi said Through the eyes of a child. A heartwrenching story of alcoholism and abuse from the child's point of view. Michael Williams did a great job expressing that world through the eyes of his young self. You feel his pain and confusion through the story. A must-read for Adult Children of Alcoholics, the raw, poignant book gives hope that healing can come.. Life patsy I love the way Michael writes, it sounds like he's talking to mehis words express so much of how I felt as a child, words I didn't know and even as an adult how to say I'm so gratefulit's helped me heal and find peace reading his story. I came from a very violent homeit's nice to know how I'm not alone