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An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal

by John C Friel

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Publisher Comments:

< P> You have begun to deal with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family and now you are ready to lead a healthy life. But: < BR> < BR> < LI> Do you know what healthy people do?< BR> < LI> Do you know what is normal?< BR> < LI> Do you know how to ask unwanted guests to leave?< BR> < BR> < P> In < I> An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal, < /I> John and Linda Friel have written a practical guide to living a healthy life. Your parents may not have been able to teach you social skills but it is not too late to learn them now.< /P> < P> Read this guide and learn how to respond to the challenges, problems and traps that we are faced with daily.< /P>

Synopsis:

You have begun to deal with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family and now you are ready to lead a healthy life. But:

  • Do you know what healthy people do?

  • Do you know what is "normal"?

  • Do you know how to ask unwanted guests to leave?

    In An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal", John and Linda Friel have written a practical guide to living a healthy life. Your parents may not have been able to teach you social skills but it is not too late to learn them now.

    Read this guide and learn how to respond to the challenges, problems and traps that we are faced with daily.

  • About the Author

    John Friel, Ph.D. is a psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota; Director of the St. Paul / Minneapolis Clearlife / Lifeworks Clinic, an intensive, short-term treatment program for Adult Children, Co-dependency, Addiction and compulsivity issues; and adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's College Graduate Center in Minneapolis.Linda Friel is known throughout the U.S., Canada, England, and Ireland for her therapeutic and training expertise in the areas of family systems, survivors of unhealthy childhoods, depression, anxiety, addictions and personality disorders. She is cofounder and national director of the ClearLife/Lifeworks Clinic, which is a special four-day therapy program to help people move beyond the painful patterns of childhood shortages.

    Product Details

    ISBN:
    9781558740907
    With:
    Friel, Linda
    Author:
    Friel, Linda
    Author:
    Friel, John
    Publisher:
    Health Communications
    Location:
    Deerfield Beach, Fla. :
    Subject:
    General
    Subject:
    Family
    Subject:
    Psychology
    Subject:
    Substance Abuse
    Subject:
    Alcoholism
    Subject:
    Codependency
    Subject:
    Adult Children of Alcoholics
    Subject:
    Adult children of dysfunctional families
    Subject:
    Adult children of narcotic addicts
    Subject:
    Substance Dependence
    Subject:
    Adult children of dysfunctional families -- Rehabilitation.
    Subject:
    Adult children of narcotic addicts -- Rehabilitation.
    Subject:
    Child of Impaired Parents.
    Subject:
    Substance Abuse & Addictions - General
    Subject:
    Adult children of alcoholics -- Rehabilitation.
    Edition Description:
    Paperback
    Series Volume:
    9321
    Publication Date:
    September 1990
    Binding:
    Paperback
    Grade Level:
    General/trade
    Language:
    English
    Illustrations:
    Yes
    Pages:
    200
    Dimensions:
    8.52x5.56x.64 in. .68 lbs.

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