Quotes by Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life

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Children who are not encouraged to do, to try, to explore, to master, and to risk failure, often feel helpless and inade — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in incest, the blame i — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
I also believe that forgiveness is appropriate only when parents do something to earn it. Toxic parents, especially the — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Unhealthy families discourage individual expression. Everyone must conform to the thoughts and actions of the toxic pare — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Denial is the lid on our emotional pressure cooker: the longer we leave it on, the more pressure we build up. Sooner or — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
Perfectionist parents seem to operate under the illusion that if they can just get their children to be perfect, they wi — Susan Forward, Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life