Sherrie Campbell – författare

Children of parents who are self-centered, manipulative, and emotionally abusive are often left feeling insecure, anxious, and fundamentally unlovable as adults. From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this book takes readers who grew up with emotionally abusive parents on a healing journey to understand what happened in their past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with themselves that they deserve.Heal the pain of growing up with emotionally abusive parents, and take the first steps toward the life-and the love-you deserve.Few things in the world have a more profound effect on your life than the parents who raised you. When your parents are pathologically self-centered, manipulative, or emotionally abusive, the pain they cause is deep and often difficult to put into words. You may experience anxiety, depression, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), low self-esteem, addiction, or other mental health conditions as an adult. And you may even feel like it was somehow all your fault. But it was not your fault, and there are tools you can use to heal the trauma caused by your childhood.From the author of the self-help hit Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, this compassionate guide will help you gain a greater understanding of what happened in your past; transform deep pain into emotional resilience; and build the loving, meaningful relationship with yourself that you deserve. You'll also learn to set boundaries with others, assert your needs, and overcome emotional avoidance to develop warm, loving relationships with others.Author Sherrie Campbell offers powerful skills drawn from a range of evidence-based treatments, including mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), self-compassion, lived experience, and body-based practices to help you heal from the past and reconnect with your authentic self.A happy and healthy life is not a life without struggle-it is a journey full of meaningful lessons. Let this book guide you on the path to healing, wholeness, and self-discovery.

Cutting ties with a toxic family member is a crucial step away from a legacy of dysfunction and toward healing and happiness. This compassionate guide will help you embrace your decision with a sense of pride, validation, and faith in yourself; and provides powerful tools for creating boundaries, coping with judgment, and overcoming self-doubt.Do you have a toxic family member? Do you feel like cutting ties with this person—even as painful and scary as that may sound—would dramatically increase your well-being and improve your life? You’re not alone. Severing ties with a family member can be devastating; and cutting this toxic person out of your life may bring up feelings of guilt and uncertainty—especially if you feel judged by others regarding your decision. Fortunately, you can free yourself from this toxic family member in a healthy, responsible, and liberating way.In Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, psychologist and toxic-family survivor Sherrie Campbell offers effective strategies for setting strong boundaries after ending contact with a toxic family member, and provides powerful tools to help you heal from shame, self-doubt, and stigma. You’ll find the validation you need to embrace your decision with pride and acknowledgement of your self-worth. You’ll learn how to let go of negative thoughts and feelings. And finally, you’ll develop the skills needed to rediscover self-care, self-love, self-reliance, and healthy loving relationships.Whether you’re ready to sever ties with a toxic family member, or already have, this book will help guide you, every step of the way.

Familienmitglieder sind unsere ersten und oft lebenslangen Bezugspersonen. Doch was passiert, wenn diese engsten Vertrauten uns körperliches oder seelisches Leid zufügen oder uns für ihre Zwecke missbrauchen? Eine Trennung wird dann zum Akt des Selbstschutzes. Was so logisch klingt, ist in der Praxis eine der schwersten Entscheidungen, die Kopf und Herz gleichermaßen bejahen müssen. Sherrie Campbell, Expertin und selbst Betroffene, bietet in ihrem Buch alltagspraktische Hilfen für Menschen, die unter toxischen familiären Beziehungen leiden und einen Ausweg suchen.Das Buch ist eine Schatztruhe voller Informationen und emotionaler Unterstützung, die dabei helfen, gesunde Grenzen zu setzen. Es wird klar: Bei der Trennung geht es nicht darum, anderen die eigene Entscheidung verständlich zu machen, sondern darum, den Mut aufzubringen, sich zu befreien. Es ist ein langer Prozess, sich selbst zu erlauben, mit der Familie zu brechen. Doch dieser Weg lohnt sich, denn er ermöglicht Heilung und persönliches Wachstum.