Ebook But It&rsquos Your Family&hellip Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath Dr Sherrie Campbell Books

Product details Paperback 222 pages Publisher Morgan James Publishing (April 9, 2019) Language English ISBN-10 1642790990

But It&rsquos Your Family&hellip Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath Dr Sherrie Campbell Books Reviews

• It's crazy how a book can impact your life.. Growing up I was always confused about love. I would always ask myself "why doesn't anyone love me?" Reading this book as open my eyes on what love should be. I envy people who has a healthy family. Yes I know every family has drama and would fight with one another but this book points out the difference between a toxic family and a healthy family. For a couple years I've been reading many (I mean MANY) psychology books because I've wonder why I've always felt this way (not loved). Learning about emotions, spirit, body, and soul has changed the way I view EVERYTHING! I highly recommend this book to everyone. I will admit I cried while reading this book and it took probably weeks for me to finally finish. It was not because I lost interest but it had touch me in a way that I cannot explain. I've known defeat, suffering, struggles and would also say loss.. and after reading books after books trying to learn how I should control my emotions but instead I learned how to understand my emotions. I love being around others who have an understanding of life which fills them with compassion, gentleness, and just a deep loving concern for themselves and others around them. Before reading this book I disconnected certain family members in my life and yes at the beginning I felt like I was making a mistake. The thought of being alone scared me. This book has change the way i felt and the decision I made is for the better. Many would say or think "how selfish can you be to do that to your own family?" Is it selfish to love yourself and to protect yourself from those that put you down and make you feel so little? Does walking on egg shells around certain people love? Well if you walked in my shoes you will understand that it's not being selfish, it's about loving yourself. The love starts with you and after that the right people will stay in your life. 🧡
• Get this book if you want helpful advice on those who prevent you from flourishing!
  
  As Dr. Sherrie reminds us
  
  Toxic people create drama and live in a world of negativity and you have to take a hard look and decide for yourself if you can tolerate their behavior for a lifetime – because it will never go away – or if its time to make your own well-being a priority.
  
  This may mean that you distance yourself from this person by spending less time with them, not sharing personal information, or disconnecting entirely – temporarily or permanently.
  
  Whatever steps you choose it is clear that abuse in any form is not worthwhile or tolerable!
• Toxic family member? Feel like a family member has mastered the art of always making you feel like family drama is your fault? Do you attempt to distance yourself from a toxic family member only to be drawn back in from intermittent kindness? These are just a few examples that are discussed in this book.
  
  Dr Sherrie takes her (unfortunate) experience to help provide clarity to the tough decisions that will bring peace to your family life. She’s done an excellent job describing the most common scenarios and different degrees of contact vs no contact.
  
  This is obviously a tough topic, however Dr Sherrie has written a clear, well thought out and actionable book.
• This is an important subject & needed book but not well written. Having already grappled with much of the material in other books I found the book tedious & repetitive. The Biblically oriented chapter did not sit well with my own personal cosmology & I felt it shouldn’t have been included.
  Still, for those that have suffered family toxicity, the book is supportive and helpful.
• I think a quote by beloved writer Anne Lamott is a good way to begin this review "You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better."
  
  It's liberating for someone to put into words that it's okay to cut ties with those who drag us down, or have unrepentantly dragged us down in the past. Dr. Campbell makes it clear that discontinuing a toxic relationship is NOT THE SAME as harboring unforgiveness.
  
  It's been said that friends are the family we choose. Psalm 2710 says, "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." This happens to people more frequently that it should. Toxic parents exist. So do toxic siblings and other kin.
  
  Kudos to Dr. Campbell for taking on a difficult and personally painful subject.
• You need only read the earlier reviews to get a taste for what Dr. Sherrie Campbell's book can do for you.
  
  One reader said, "This book has been life changing for me. It was exactly what I needed to hear for healing and closure."
  
  Another reader said, "I love how relatable her story is. Her story is heartbreaking. I walk away feeling inspired, strong, and deserving of love. "
  
  A different reader said, "Start healing yourself, this book will help give you permission, perspective, and inspiration to do so."
  
  Another reader says, "It really helps you understand and evaluate your problems, but also offers solutions and advice to help you through it. There is so much empathy that Dr.Sherrie Campbell offers."
  
  One of the best reviewers so far said, "Author Dr. Campbell’s personal account of her experience with toxic family members and how she loved herself enough to cut ties with them is one of the most important books I’ve read. " The same reviewer goes on to say, "Many concepts in this book go against traditional paradigms about family relationship rules, which is why it’s a breakthrough body of work."
  
  Dr. Sherrie, thank you for writing about your life from a professional perspective so you can help others.