Healing the child within : discovery and recovery for adult children of dysfunctional families / Charles L. Whitfield.

By: Whitfield, Charles L .

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BookPublisher: Pompano Beach, Fla. : Health Communications, 1987Description: viii, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0932194400 .Subject(s): Codependency -- Treatment | Self

| Adult children of dysfunctional families

DDC classification: 616.89

Contents:

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.

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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.

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)

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

Chapter 1 Discovering Our Child Within The concept of the Child Within has been a part of our world culture for at least two thousand years. Carl Jung called it the 'Divine Child' and Emmet Fox called it the 'Wonder Child.' Psychotherapists Alice Miller and Donald Winnicott refer to it as the 'true self.' Many in the field of alcoholism and other chemical dependence call it the 'inner child.' The Child Within refers to that part of each of us which is ultimately alive, energetic, creative and fulfilled; it is our Real Self who we truly are. With our parents' unknowing help and society's assistance, most of us deny our Inner Child. When this Child Within is not nurtured or allowed freedom of expression, a false or co-dependent self emerges. We begin to live our lives from a victim stance, and experience difficulties in resolving emotional traumas. The gradual accumulation of unfinished mental and emotional business can lead to chronic anxiety, fear, confusion, emptiness and unhappiness. Denial of the Child Within and the subsequent emergence of a false self or negative ego are particularly common among children and adults who grew up in troubled families, such as those where chronic physical or mental illness, rigidity, coldness or lack of nurturing were common. Yet, there is a way out. There is a way to discover and to heal our Child Within and to break free of the bondage and suffering from relying on our false self. That is what this book is about. ©2008. All rights reserved. Reprinted from Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the publisher. Publisher: Health Communications, Inc., 3201 SW 15th Street , Deerfield Beach , FL 33442. Excerpted from Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families by Charles L. Whitfield All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Charles L. Whitfield, M.D., is a physician, psychotherapist, and internationally recognized expert on mental illness, behavioral problems, and recovery. He has been on the faculty of the Rutgers University Summer Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies from 1978 to 2003, and in private practice of medicine and psychotherapy since 1976. He has been voted by his peers as one of the Best Doctors in America every year since 1994. He lives in Atlanta, GA.