Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves Healing Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families

by Stoop, David

• ISBN13: 9780830757237
• ISBN10: 0830757236
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-21
• Publisher: Regal

Summary

For more than 15 years, people who grew up in dysfunctional families have found hope, healing and the power to move forward with their lives in the classicForgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves. Now, in this revised and updated edition -including new stories, statistics and more practical help - a new generation can move beyond failure to forgiveness by understanding the roots of their pain. Readers will explore family patterns that perpetuate dysfunction by constructing a "psychological family tree" that will uncover family secrets and habits that have shaped their adult identity. As they develop a greater understanding of their family of origin, they will be able to take the essential step of forgiveness, releasing themselves from the chains of the past to live in freedom and wholeness.Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselvesgives readers the power to become "unstuck" from behaviors that hurt themselves and those they love, changing their hearts so they can change their lives forever.

Author Biography

DR. DAVID STOOP is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder and director of the Center for Family Therapy. He is an adjunct Association Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and serves on the Executive Board of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Dr. Stoop is often heard as the co-host of the national New Life radio and television program. He is a Gold Medallion winning author who has written over 25 books, including Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves; Forgiving the Unforgiveable; and Just us, A Devotional for Couples. He and his wife Jan reside in Newport Beach, and have three sons and five grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Unpacking Family Baggage
Family: Ties that Bind?	p. 17
The Family System	p. 37
My Family and Me	p. 57
The Sins of the Fathers	p. 75
Three-way Relationships	p. 99
The Freedom of Forgiveness
Forgiving Others, Releasing Ourselves	p. 121
Forgiving and Forgetting	p. 139
What's Anger Got to Do with It?	p. 155
The Blame Game	p. 173
Confrontation and/or Reconciliation	p. 185
Forgiving My Parents, Forgiving Myself	p. 201
Afterword: Forgiveness and the Twelve Steps	p. 217
Small-Group and Individual Study Guide	p. 227
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