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Beverly Engel is an internationally recognized expert in emotional and sexual abuse. She is the author of several other self-help books, including the highly successful The Emotionally Abusive Relationship, Loving Him without Losing You, and The Emotionally Abused Woman. Engel conducts workshops and professional training programs and has appeared on many national television shows, including Oprah, Starting Over, Donahue, and Ricki Lake.
Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
How Your Parents Shape Your Self-Esteem, Self-Image, and Body Image | |
Our Parents as Mirrors | p. 9 |
The Seven Types of Negative Parental Mirrors | p. 29 |
Your Body as a Mirror | p. 63 |
How Mirror Therapy Works | p. 77 |
Shattering Your Distorted Parental Mirror | |
Rejecting Your Parents' Negative Reflection | p. 87 |
Emotionally Separating from Your Parents | p. 104 |
Quieting and Countering Your Inner Critic | p. 117 |
Creating a New Mirror | |
Looking Deeper into the Mirror: Discovering the Real You | p. 139 |
Providing for Yourself What You Missed as a Child | p. 156 |
Learning to Love Your Body | p. 175 |
Specialized Help | |
If You Were Neglected, Rejected, or Abandoned: Healing the "I Am Unlovable" and "I Am Worthless" Mirrors | p. 187 |
If You Were Overprotected or Emotionally Smothered: Healing the "I Am Nothing without My Parent" Mirror | p. 204 |
If You Were Overly Controlled or Tyrannized: Healing the "I Am Powerless" Mirror | p. 212 |
If You Had Overly Critical, Shaming, or Perfectionistic Parents: Healing the "I Am Bad," "I Am Unacceptable," and "I Am Not Good Enough" Mirrors | p. 220 |
If You Had a Self-Absorbed or Narcissistic Parent: Healing the "I Don't Matter" Mirror | p. 229 |
Continuing to Heal | p. 238 |
Recommended Therapies | p. 243 |
References | p. 249 |
Recommended Reading | p. 251 |
Index | p. 255 |
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