Was It Even Abuse?: Restoring clarity after covert abuse.

This is a book of hope—hope for adults who grew up with parenting that they want to avoid passing on to their children.

Physical or sexual abuse by an attachment figure…

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Abusive or Exploitive People

I learned the hallmarks of abusers when I was nine. Because of severe asthma and allergies, I also learned early on that even the best-intentioned doctors embark on treatment plans that can be uncomfortable. But it would be years before I realized how cleverly patterns of abuse could masquerade as sincerity, or how kindly they might be packaged.

Many survivors have been too busy surviving to notice the ways they were hurt by the abuse. But you cannot heal until you acknowledge the impact of the abuse.