Healing Your Emotional Self
"Emotionally abusive parents are indeed toxic parents, and they cause
significant damage to their children's self-esteem, self-image, and body
image. In this remarkable book, Beverly Engel shares her powerful Mirror
Therapy program for helping adult survivors to overcome their shame and
self-criticism, become more compassionate and accepting of themselves,
and create a more posititve self-image. I strongly recommend it for
anyone who was abused or neglected as a child."
--Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of Toxic Parents
"In this book, Beverly Engel documents the wide range of psychological
abuses that so many children experience in growing up. Her case examples
and personal accounts are poignant and powerful reminders that as
adults, many of us are still limited by the defenses we formed when
trying to protect ourselves in the face of the painful circumstances we
found ourselves in as children. Engle's insightful questionnaires and
exercises provide concrete help in the healing process, and her writing
style is lively and engaging. This book is destined to positively affect
many lives."
--Joyce Catlett, M.A., coauthor of Fear of Intimacy
The Emotionally Abusive Relationship
"Beverly Engel clearly and with caring offers step-by-step strategies to
stop emotional abuse . . . helping both victims and abusers to identify
the patterns of this painful and traumatic type of abuse."
--Marti Tamm Loring, Ph.D., author of Emotional Abuse
Loving Him without Losing You
"A powerful and practical guide to relationships that every woman should
read."
--Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., author of Are You the One for Me?
