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Karen Casey

The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family

Is there a silver lining to growing up in a dysfunctional family? Twenty-four survivors recount their stories—and the strengths forged in the chaos.
Living in a dysfunctional family isn’t easy. But while you can’t choose where you come from, you can choose the lessons you take away.
Bestselling recovery author Karen Casey looks at stories of people who grew up in dysfunctional families and “the good stuff” that can, ironically, come from the experience. She interviews survivors who emerged from the fires of turbulent households affected by abuse, addiction, or other problems, and reveals how they came to process their often-harrowing personal trials and, against the odds, triumph over their difficulties—using skills they honed in response to their childhoods. In The Good Stuff from Growing Up in a Dysfunctional Family, Casey reveals the stories and the skills they developed to live more creative and fulfilling lives, and not just survive but thrive.
“Using her interviews as groundwork, she explores the benefits that result from surviving in a dysfunctional family, including resiliency, perseverance, a sense of humor, forgiveness, kindness, and the ability to discern real love.” —Publishers Weekly
“You just can’t go wrong with Karen Casey.” —Earnie Larson, author of Stage II Recovery
186 printed pages
Original publication
2013
Publication year
2013
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  • Elise Johnsonhas quoted2 years ago
    , I think partly because it seems strange for us to think of abuse and neglect offering any kind of potential value in our lives. But those of us who have grown up in dysfunctional families know that this upbringing has served us with special gifts, and that
  • Наташа Ямницкаяhas quoted8 years ago
    Resilience means believing there is a path that has been charted for you and staying on it even when you stumble.
  • Наташа Ямницкаяhas quoted8 years ago
    Resilience means never succumbing to the forces of defeat that may be all around us.

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