Adult Children of High-Conflict Parents

In this timely, interactive book, Tracy S. Hutchinson uses her extensive clinical experience to gently guide readers in examining relational trauma caused by high-conflict parents. Adult survivors will feel seen and understood as they reflect on the past and learn strategies to increase awareness, find hope, and experience healing. This must-read book is a balm for the soul and a road map for a new path with yourself and those you love. * Jennifer Foster, PhD, associate professor of counselor education at Western Michigan University, and licensed professional counselor *Tracy S. Hutchinson has written the go-to guide for individuals with high-conflict parents. Readers can see themselves in her comforting words and insights, exploring what it feels like to have high-conflict parents, how it affects their mental health, and what they can do to heal. Filled with practical exercises and journaling prompts, this book is a powerful tool for processing and navigating high-conflict relationships. * Betsy Holmberg, PhD, author of Unkind Mind *Have you struggled with guilt, shame, and unhealthy relationships since childhood? Tracy S. Hutchinson’s crucial book helps you gain insight into the subtle yet damaging signs of being raised by a high-conflict parent. The elaboration of ‘rupture and repair’ is excellent, and as a psychotherapist with decades of experience, I am using it to help my clients heal from such childhood emotional traumas. This should be required reading for all psychotherapists. * Tamara J. Green, LCSW, love and relationship expert *

Tracy S. Hutchinson, PhD, is an academic, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor with decades of experience teaching and helping people understand and heal from the unseen emotional dynamics rooted in their relationships. She has taught at the master’s and doctoral level as an assistant professor and faculty at several universities, and has published in many academic journals and textbooks. Hutchinson has presented both nationally and internationally in the field of mental health counseling and psychology, and currently teaches at the College of William & Mary in the graduate clinical mental health counseling program. She is also a psychotherapist in private practice, and specializes in narcissistic abuse and recovery in families, relationships, and adult children of high-conflict parents.

Hutchinson has been featured in various national news outlets and publications such as CNBC, ABC, CBS, the Associated Press, and national and international magazines such as Vogue, SELF, and “Ask America’s Experts” in Women’s World magazine. Her popular columns in Psychology Today, “The Pulse of Mental Health” and “Silencing Your Inner Bully,” are widely read with millions of views.

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