Sherapy Sessions: Cutting Toxic Family Ties

Our family members are famous for their pristine ability to play the victim.Playing the victim can manifest in a variety of contexts.In this episode, we are going to unpack:✅ Our psychologically abusive family members get thrills off any opportunity they can create that affords them the opportunity to take the stage to put on their Oscar-worthy winning performance of the victim.✅ They use this victim role to gain pity or sympathy, and to evoke compassion as a path to getting their way.✅ They play

In this bonus episode, we will explore one of the most deadly emotional games that our toxic family members play — the emotional game of gossip.Key Takeaways:✅ Not all gossip is created equally.✅ Our emotionally abusive family members use gossip to avoid looking at their part in any negative interaction.✅ Signs you’re being gossiped about.✅ In psychologically abusive families, gossip is used primarily to expend negative energy where talking poorly about you or others brings your family members

In this bonus episode, we are discussing a controversial topic - toxic grandparents.✅ Toxicity in a family doesn’t leave anyone out regardless of a person's title or role in your life, and this can include grandparents.✅ As a culture, we place importance on having an extended family, with grandparents being a big part of that. When grandparents are healthy, this makes sense. When grandparents are abusive, it does not make sense.✅ When you cut off from your parents this will ofteninclude protecting

Another free, bonus episode!In this episode, the silent epidemic of cutting off with family will be covered along with the common reasons why people make this choice.✅ The silent epidemic of family estrangement.✅ The reason we know so little about the lives of those who have been forced to cut off from family is because cutting off is not accepted in the larger culture.✅ Because family estrangement is seldom talked about, due to its taboo nature, it is also widely misunderstood.✅ Statistics on

Facts are there are many many families that are just so toxic that they set out to destroy our lives.In today’s bonus podcast episode, you will learn:Our toxic family members insist that they love us. But if they are unhealthy, then whatever they believe about love must be unhealthy too.The difference between flawed and toxicThe first place to start when trying to determine if what we have is healthy love is to look at how we feel around someone the majority of the time we are with him or her.What

In this podcast, you will learn solutions, strategies, and deeper understandings in dealing with your toxic family members.In each Sherapy Session, you will be educated and validated, which will help you have more control over your choices and have a more meaningful life beyond your toxic family. Take this journey with Dr. Sherrie Campbell, a worldwide recognized psychologist, a best-selling author, a media darling, and the leading expert in the nation on the topic of cutting ties with toxic family