Healing the child within : discovery and recovery for adult children of dysfunctional families / Charles L. Whitfield.
By: Whitfield, Charles L.
Material type: BookPublisher: Pompano Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, 1987Description: viii, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0932194400 .Subject(s): Codependency -- Treatment | Self | Adult children of dysfunctional familiesDDC classification: 616.89Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.89 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00014696 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dr. Whitfield provides a clear and effective introduction to the basic principles of recovery. This book is a modern classic, as fresh and useful today as it was more than a decade ago when first published. Here, frontline physician and therapist Charles Whitfield describes the process of wounding that the Child Within (True Self) experiences and shows how to differentiate the True Self from the false self. He also describes the core issues of recovery and more. Other writings on this topic have come and gone, while Healing the Child Within has remained a strong introduction to recognizing and healing from the painful effects of childhood trauma. Highly recommended by therapists and survivors of trauma.
Bibliography: p. 145-152.
Introduction -- Background of the concept of the child within -- What is the child within? -- Stifling the child within -- Parental conditions that tend to stifle the child within -- The dynamics of shame and low self-esteem -- The role of stress: the post traumatic stress disorder -- How can we heal our child within? -- Beginning to deal with core issues -- Identifying and experiencing our feelings -- The process of grieving -- Continuing to grieve: risking, sharing and telling our story -- Transforming -- Integrating -- The role of spirituality.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Background of the Concept of the Child Withini (p. 5)
- 3. What is the Child Within? (p. 9)
- 4. Stifling the Child Within (p. 17)
- 5. Parental Conditions that Tend to Stifle the Child Within (p. 25)
- 6. The Dynamics of Shame and Low Self-Esteem (p. 43)
- 7. The Role of Stress: The Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (p. 55)
- 8. How Can We Heal Our Child Within? (p. 59)
- 9. Beginning to Deal With Core Issues (p. 67)
- 10. Identifying and Experiencing Our Feelings (p. 77)
- 11. The Process oif Grieving (p. 85)
- 12. Continuing to Grieve: Risking, Sharing and Telling Our Story (p. 95)
- 13. Transforming (p. 107)
- 14. Integrating (p. 119)
- 15. The Role of Spirituality (p. 127)
- Appendix (p. 142)
- References (p. 144)