FIRST EDITION: Were you repeatedly bullied, shamed, blamed, or rejected by a parent, sibling, or other relative growing up or as an adult? Have you felt that your concerns about how certain family members were treating you were invalidated or dismissed, perhaps even by helping professionals or friends you counted on to understand?

In this comprehensive introductory guide, psychotherapist Rebecca C. Mandeville (who coined the term 'family scapegoating abuse' / FSA) clearly identifies scapegoating as a form of psycho-emotional abuse while providing a means of understanding why dysfunctional families 'reject, shame, and blame' one of their own. Via psycho-education, self-assessment tools, and the introduction of FSA Recovery concepts, the abusive and traumatizing aspects of family scapegoating are clearly established while ways to dis-identify and recover from the 'family scapegoat' narrative are explored. Additional recovery resources are included in this introductory guide's Afterword and Resources chapters.

This life is the only one you'll have, and your story belongs to you - Nobody else has a right to author it and portray you in a negative and distorted manner. If you're struggling to understand family scapegoat dynamics and want to recover and reclaim your 'true self' identity and release the 'scapegoat story' for good, this book's for you.

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