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Gillis, Kaytlyn, author.

Healing from parental abandonment and neglect : move beyond insecure attachment to build safety, connection, and trust with yourself and others / Kaytlyn Gillis, LCSW ; foreword by Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW.

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2025]

viii, 152 pages ; 23 cm

From family trauma expert and abandonment survivor Kaytee Gillis, Healing from Parental Abandonment offers a powerful, evidence-based approach that draws on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and compassion-focused therapy (CFT) to help you develop a thorough understanding of what abandonment is and how it may have shaped who you are today.

Adult child abuse victims.

Psychic trauma in children.

Dysfunctional families.

Miller-Karas, Elaine, writer of foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146, 148-152).

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Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Understanding and acknowledging abandonment. What is parental abandonment and neglect? ; The pain of parental abandonment ; Reducing shame in survivorhood -- Part 2: Uncovering and healing. The ways abandonment can manifest in adult relationships ; Negative feelings that come up during healing ; Triggers and re-traumatization : a common roadblock to healing -- Part 3: Moving forward. Increasing empowerment to improve healing ; Healing does not mean forgetting ; Moving forward -- Supplemental: How partners and loved ones can best support you -- Further resources and support for healing -- Acknowledgments -- References.

9781648484964 (paperback)

1648484964 (paperback)

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