If you are seeking understanding of the impact your past has on your present, this book is an essential addition to your self-help library.
Originally published in 1987, and just as important and relevant today, Healing the Child Within was one of the first books to explore and define what is meant by the term «Child Within».
As Dr. Whitfield explains, the «Child Within» refers to that part of each of us which is ultimately alive, energetic, creative, and fulfilled; it is our Real Self, who we truly are.
In this book, Dr. Whitfield describes a journey of discovery and healing. He offers gentle guidance through the fear, confusion, and unhappiness that has become a legacy for so many adults who were raised in an alcoholic or dysfunctional family.
This book begins where many others describing adult children of alcoholics have left off. Rather than focusing only on the alcoholic family, it defines and fully develops the concept of adult children of dysfunctional families.
Members of 12-Step self-help groups will find this book especially useful in their personal recovery work, both within and outside of their meetings.
Charles L. Whitfield, M.D., is a physician, psychotherapist, and internationally recognized expert on mental illness, behavior problems, and recovery. He was on the faculty of the Rutgen University Summer Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies from 1978-2003 and in private practice of medicine and psychotherapy since 1972. Dr. Whitfield lives and practices in Atlanta, Georgia.