Recreating Your Self: Help for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

By Nancy Napier

For people who were emotionally and physically wounded as children, the journey from childhood to adulthood is a constant struggle with shame, self-criticism, and fear. This book shows these adult children of dysfunctional families how to use self-hypnosis to resolve the effects of abuse, to build a healing relationship with the child within and an inspiring one with the future self, and to give back "hand-me-downs" that are causing pain. The author's stories and hypnotic strategies emphasize self-acceptance, healing old wounds, and getting on with life. Explicit exercises and self-hypnotic scripts, clearly explained and set within a framework that enables readers to make sense of their experiences, give people the tools they need to create a resilient, healthy self.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393308049
• ISBN13: 9780393308044
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"