An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal"

by Friel, John, PH.D.

• ISBN13: 9781558740907
• ISBN10: 1558740902
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-08-01
• Publisher: Hci

Summary

You have begun to deal with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family and now you are ready to lead a healthy life. But: Do you know what healthy people do?Do you know what is "normal"?Do you know how to ask unwanted guests to leave?In An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal", John and Linda Friel have written a practical guide to living a healthy life. Your parents may not have been able to teach you social skills but it is not too late to learn them now. Read this guide and learn how to respond to the challenges, problems and traps that we are faced with daily.

Author Biography

John C. Friel, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota; director of the St. Paul/Minneapolis Lifeworks Clinic, an intensive, short-term treatment program for Adult Child, Co-dependency, Addiction and Compulsivity issues; and adjunct associate professor of psychology at St. Mary's College Graduate Center in Minneapolis. Dr. Friel earned his B.A. in psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1969, and his Ph.D. in psychology from West Virginia University in 1976. He is a nationally recognized author, trainer, speaker and consultant in the areas of dysfunctional family systems, co-dependency, adult child issues, stress and addictions. A native of Marin County, California, Dr. Friel has lived in Minnesota since 1973. Linda D. Friel, M.A., C.C.D.P., is a psychologist in private practice, a therapist and trainer for the Lifeworks Clinic, and she designed and implemented one of the first hospital-based co-dependency treatment programs in the U.S. She specializes in psychotherapy for Adult Children, Co-dependency and Survivors of Physical and Sexual Abuse; and is also a nationally recognized author, trainer and consultant in the areas of dysfunctional families, co-dependency, adult child issues and addictions. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Linda earned her B.A. from Mankato State University in 1971, taught special education classes for eight years and earned her M.A. in counseling and psychological services from St. Mary's College in Minnesota in 1980. The Friels have consulted with a wide range of hospitals, treatment centers, colleges, universities, corporations, small businesses, medical practices, law firms, nursing associations and government agencies in Minnesota, the rest of the United States and Canada.