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A review by rgoth
Raised By Narcissists: How to handle your difficult, toxic and abusive parents by Dr Sarah Davies
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I found this book deeply emotional and truly eye-opening. I’ve long struggled to recognise and accept my own childhood trauma and the impact it has had on my adult life.
The descriptions of trauma triangles were particularly helpful in understanding how I can manage the challenges within my family life and the constant guilt I feel.
Dr Sarah Davies is an exceptional writer. She tackles this difficult topic in a way that is both easy to follow and deeply compassionate. Her empathy shines through, and I believe it’s because she has experienced similar struggles herself.
I also appreciated the reflections at the end of each chapter. They provided space for the key points to really sink in and offered practical ways to apply the information to my own life. I plan to reread the book in a journal so I can write these reflections down.
The chapters on parenting and advice for friends and loved ones were particularly useful. I’m planning to ask my husband to read them as well.
When I write reviews, I always try to find something that could be improved to keep things fair and well-rounded, but honestly, I struggled to find any faults with this book.
I just want to thank the author for writing this. She addresses such emotive topics in an incredibly empathetic way, without adding to the trauma. I also really appreciated her willingness to share her own childhood experiences, especially in the final chapters.
*Thank you to the Author, publishers and NetGalley for an ALC of this book - all views in this review are my own*
The descriptions of trauma triangles were particularly helpful in understanding how I can manage the challenges within my family life and the constant guilt I feel.
Dr Sarah Davies is an exceptional writer. She tackles this difficult topic in a way that is both easy to follow and deeply compassionate. Her empathy shines through, and I believe it’s because she has experienced similar struggles herself.
I also appreciated the reflections at the end of each chapter. They provided space for the key points to really sink in and offered practical ways to apply the information to my own life. I plan to reread the book in a journal so I can write these reflections down.
The chapters on parenting and advice for friends and loved ones were particularly useful. I’m planning to ask my husband to read them as well.
When I write reviews, I always try to find something that could be improved to keep things fair and well-rounded, but honestly, I struggled to find any faults with this book.
I just want to thank the author for writing this. She addresses such emotive topics in an incredibly empathetic way, without adding to the trauma. I also really appreciated her willingness to share her own childhood experiences, especially in the final chapters.
*Thank you to the Author, publishers and NetGalley for an ALC of this book - all views in this review are my own*