Healing The Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

by Charles L. Whitfield

Book Overview

Dr. Whitfield provides a clear and effective introduction to the basic principles of recovery. This book is a modern classic, as fresh and useful today as it was more than a decade ago when first... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0932194400
• Release Date: April 1987
• Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

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Misprint! Missing pages.

My copy was missing pages 121 to end. Instead pages 89-120 are repeated! 🤦🏻‍♀️

A Turning Point in My Life

After a tumultuous adolescence and early adulthood I found myself in therapy. My therapist recommended that I attend a self-help group for adult children of dysfunctional families. The therapist also suggested that I read "Healing the Child Within". I didn't think I needed any self help group -at least not badly enough to go through the trouble of actually finding such a group in my area. After being in therapy for one year I read "Healing the Child Within". I was not physically or sexually abused as a child. What I did not understand was how pervasive and harmful the emotional NEGLECT was and how it still affected me as an adult. What I learned from this book was how much I had been deprived of as a child. How feelings of fear and anxiety as an adult could be the result of childhood experience. After reading this book I was left with a very strong desire to attend a self help group. I attended my first ACoA group in October 1988 and my life has gotten better in ways I cannot put into words. This book for me was not the answer but a trigger to seek further help. But if I had not had this trigger I would not be where I am today. In the context of a trigger, I can honestly say that this book changed my life in a very profound way.