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Daughter Detox
- Recovering from an Unloving Mother and Reclaiming Your Life
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
A self-help book based in science, the result of more than a decade of research, Daughter Detox offers the daughters of unloving mothers vital information, guidance, and real strategies for healing from childhood experiences, and building genuine self-esteem.
Writer Peg Streep lays out seven distinct but interconnected stages on the path to reclaim your life from the effects of a toxic childhood: "discover", "discernment", "distinguish", "disarm", "reclaim", "redirect", and "recover". Each step is clearly explained and richly detailed with the stories of other women. With approaches drawn from psychology and other disciplines and with unique exercises, the book will help the listener tackle her own self-doubt and become consciously aware of how her mother's treatment continues to shape her behavior.
The message of the book is direct: What you experienced in childhood need not continue to hold you back in life. What was learned can be unlearned with effort.
The book begins with "discovery", opening up the listener's understanding of how she has been wounded and influenced by her mother's treatment. Recognizing the eight toxic maternal behaviors - dismissive, controlling, emotionally unavailable, unreliable, self-involved or narcissistic, combative, enmeshed, or role-reversed - lays the foundation for the daughter's awareness of how her way of looking at the world.
"Discernment" delves into the patterns of relationship in her family of origin and how they played a part in her development, and then shifts to looking closely at how the daughter adapted to her treatment, either silencing or losing her true self in the process.
Next up is "distinguish", seeing how the behavioral patterns we learned in childhood animate all of our relationships in the present with lovers and spouses, relatives, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The act of distinguishing allows us to see why so many of us end up in unsatisfying relationships.
Active recovery begins with "disarm" as the daughter learns how to disconnect unconscious patterns of reaction and behavior and substitute actions that will foster the growth of self-esteem. Understanding the triggers that set us off, the cues that put us on the defensive, and the default positions of blaming ourselves and making excuses for other people's toxic behavior are addressed.
"Reclaim" is the stage at which the listener begins to actively make new choices, preparing herself so that she can live the life she desires by seeing herself as having agency and being empowered.
Making new choices and figuring out how to manage her relationship to her unloving or toxic mother is the focus of "redirect".
Finally, "recover" challenges the listener to come up with a new definition of what it means to heal, suggests tools to overcome the obstacles she places in her own way, and strategies to become the best, most authentic version of herself.
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- Natasha G
- 18-02-21
Finally
For the first time my journey has been validated and understood by another human being.
The best book I have ever read!
Thank you Peg Streep x
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- Julie Chaussat
- 12-11-22
Empowering
I loved it. It gave me insight and clarity. I'll probably go on an buy the note books and diary in the same collection. Might even listen to it again.
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- Dora
- 06-04-20
I love it!
It was presented very well, and I found it was very helpful to me since I am trying to work exactly the same issue. I would definitely recommend it. I've read a few other books that made me feel they were of help, but this one is on the top of my list.
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- Steven Watson
- 12-10-20
More useful title would be mother detox!
Dislike being told what to read, what’s good for me or what I need to be ‘better’! I can think for myself again! Thank god! Looking for a book that’ll help way more- How to spot a narcissist-Love Bomber lies, Gaslighting and how to ignore it, Moving on from damaging relationships, How to deal with ungrateful adult children, Disconnecting from your adult child, Helping people without a conscience, Teaching others Empathy, etc etc etc!
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- beliveitbeit
- 01-05-20
Dissatisfied
Disappointed that there seemed to be no advice on how to actually deal with your mother aside from breaking contact completely.
Too much describing what it’s like/effects of, a narcissistic mother, not enough solution advice for me. Although there is some. Not what I was looking for though. The author seems to be too close to the subject to give objective advice. Great for someone with the same experience as the author, who ‘divorced’ her mother (Cut contact with).
I’m sorry but to divorce your mother is one of the most annoyingly stupid new modern language terms I have heard of.
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- Scrammyhand
- 10-10-20
Boring and ill-informed.
This book is written by someone who has self-appointed themselves as having all the answers and none of the qualifications.
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