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Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child

Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child

Home Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child Fear of abandonment is almost always a direct result of feeling or being abandoned at some point in childhood. This real or perceived abandonment is traumatic to children causing fragmentations of the Self. The study of...
What is a Dysfunctional Family?

What is a Dysfunctional Family?

Home What is a Dysfunctional Family? A dysfunctional family is a family that does not function in a way that meets the needs of it’s members. It is important to point out that no family functions perfectly all the time, just as no family is dysfunctional all the...
Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child

Thawing the Iceberg Series

Home » Iceberg Model » Page 6The Thawing the Iceberg Series consists all four of Don’s books, including the audio programs that are part of each: Thaw – Freedom from Frozen Feelings, Thawing Adult/Child Syndrome, Thawing Toxic Relationships and Thawing...
Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child

Grief Work and Adult/Child Recovery

Home Grief Work and Adult/Child Recovery Grief work and Adult/Child recovery often go hand-in-hand because growing up in a less-than-nurturing family system mean multiple losses – loss of relationships, loss of love, and loss of identity – in general, loss...
Fear of Abandonment & the Inner Child

Coping with Toxic Shame

Home Coping with Toxic Shame Coping with Toxic Shame is at the core of recovery from codependency, abandonment issues, and low self-esteem. Toxic shame is a term used to describe an excessive, unhealthy level of shame that causes emotional/interpersonal dysfunction...