They Won't Change: How Adult Children Can Heal and Break Free from Toxic Parental Influence

A step-by-step guide from a psychotherapist on how to overcome childhood traumas, gain freedom from toxic influence of parents, and build healthy relationships with them.

Parents aren’t chosen. Not everyone is lucky enough to grow up with sensitive and understanding adults. Some people get self-centered and narcissistic parents—they aren’t able to care, ignore their children’s needs, and even demand support for themselves by switching roles.

Adult children of such parents are traumatized. They still hurt. Psychotherapist Nina Brown explains how to heal emotional wounds and find a point of support. You will be able to:

— recognize the negative imprint of childhood events on your life;

— stop fantasizing that parents will change and not depend on their judgments;

— limit contact with parents if it continues to corrode you, or normalize relationships if that’s what you want.

This book will help you heal from pain caused by growing up in a toxic family, open the door to understanding yourself—your feelings and reactions—and finally heal.