Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161448242X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Perhaps when you do experience strong emotions, you have difficulty understanding or tolerating them. In over twenty years of practicing psychology, many people have arrived in Jonice Webb's office, driven by the threat of divorce or the onset of depression, or by loneliness, and said, ""Something is missing in me.""Running on Empty will give you clear strategies for how to heal, and offers a special chapter for mental health professionals. Running on Empty is the first self-help book about Emotional Neglect: an invisible force from your childhood which you can't see, but may be affecting you profoundly to this day. Do you
Webb currently resides in the Boston area with her husband and two children.. She has a strong background in research, psychological testing and psychotherapy. Webb has been the Director of three large outpatient clinics over the course of her career. She currently has a private psychotherapy practice in Lexington, MA, where she specializes in the treatment of couples and adolescents. Jonice Webb has a PhD in clinical psychology, and has been licensed to practice
"Finally a term for this beast that's been haunting me my whole life" according to MeeShellK. It took me years to finally meet with a therapist. My life was great--right? Plenty of friends, great careerso why this dark, heavy feeling I always carried around? What WAS it? Well my therapist encouraged me to pick up Running on Empty and I finally have the answer.The book's author, Dr. Jonice Webb, describes and coins the term, "emotional neglect" with such detail and accuracy it's almost scary. Who knew how common this is and that others feel this way too?? I literally laughed and cried throughout the book.And just when I started to think, "oh goodness, am I repeating this pattern with my own children. Hands-down, one of the best psychology/self-help books I've read. This book is AMAZING. I rarely write book reviews, but I cannot say enough good things about this book. The author succinctly conveys difficult content in a clear, compassionate voice. As a first-generation Asian-American woman, I think this book has tremendous applications for the immigrant community. This book gave me the language to reframe how I saw my childhood and parents. It changed my perception of self and others. It helped me understand what my parents' and my generation never gave or received, and why that can create such pain. It also helped validate many of the choices I've made as a parent, i. Not enough information. Nicole Over half of this book is spent describing ways in which one may have been neglected. If you're not sure if you've been neglected and you need to figure it out, I guess this book is for you. If you know you've been emotionally neglected, buy a different book with more information on healing yourself.
. From the Author Writing Running on Empty has been one of the most profound experiences of my life. I want us all to have the ability to see it and talk about it, and stop passing it down to one generation after another. My goal is to bring this powerful, invisible force out of the darkness, into the light of day. Recognizing, talking about and sharing the concept of Childhood Emotional Neglect has changed not just the way I treat my patients, but also the way I see the world. I hope you will find Running on Empty readable, enjoyable, and validating, just as I intended it to be