For clients or friends who as children developed low self-esteem, low self-worth, or a lack of confidence, an abusive parent or parents is often the root cause, so I like to recommend this book. What we learned in childhood, we tend to become as adults, and pass on to our children. We often tend to choose a mate with similar attributes to a harmful parent. However, as adults we can now take responsibility for our actions, gain control over shame and guilt, and change our toxic patterns and relationships to healthy ones. Begin to reclaim your life by reading Toxic Parents.

Bantam Books. New York. ISNB 0553381407.