Coping with Critical, Demanding, and ..., David M. Allen
Coping with Critical, Demanding, and ..., David M. Allen
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Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents
Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane

Author: David M. Allen

Narrator: Callie Beaulieu

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2018


Synopsis

Do you have a parent who is invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful? If so, your pain is very real, and you’ve likely struggled with thoughts of shutting this parent out of your life for good. However, if dealing with a dysfunctional parent is an unfortunate necessity, or if you still yearn to have a more satisfying connection with them, this book can help you uncover the hidden motives behind their hurtful behavior, set protective boundaries, and ultimately foster healthier relationships.
This invaluable guide will help you develop unique assertiveness strategies based on the characteristics of your own family dynamics. You’ll develop powerful communication skills to help set limits and protect yourself from your parent’s cruel, insensitive, or spiteful behavior. And, most importantly, you’ll learn to advocate for your own needs. If you’ve “had it up to here” with a parent who makes you feel as though you’re just not good enough, this book can help you draw a line between you and your parent’s toxicity while still maintaining peace in your family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Randal

I think that most of us have had times when we grew frustrated with our parents. Why are they so hard on us? Why do they act like we are a disappointment to them? Why do they not value our opinions? This book helps you to understand your parents. To examine their actions through the lens of their pe......more

a book that one should probably read once to get familiar with the ideas in it and then go back to it and use it as a manual. i've only done the first part so far!......more

Description, example, practical tips and exercise. All of those elements makes you realise that there is actually a problem but there are the ways to survive. This science book is written in very accessible language which make it open for further group. Great work, hopefully it’s gonna make a change......more

Read this book twice. Read it once to absorb the information and a second time to do the exercises as described. I find the information in this book so valuable that I permanently adding it to my home library.......more