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Do you feel like the pain of your past still shows up in your present life?
Do you sometimes overreact, feel overwhelmed, or wonder why you keep repeating old patterns?
If so, Gifts from a Challenging Childhood offers a clear, compassionate roadmap to healing the wounds that began in childhood.
When stressors of everyday life trigger big emotional reactions, it’s often a sign that something historical is being touched. As the saying goes, if it feels hysterical, it’s probably historical.
This book helps you uncover those deeper roots so you can finally understand, work with, and begin to heal them.
Drawing from Pia Mellody’s groundbreaking Model of Developmental Immaturity, author Jan Bergstrom guides you through the core issues that form in childhood and shows you how to transform them through daily, practical tools. You’ll learn how to build a Functional Adult Self capable of re-parenting your wounded parts with compassion, boundaries, and true wisdom.
This book will help you:Cultivate healthy self-esteemCreate healthy boundaries in relationshipsStrengthen your sense of self Develop valuable self-care practicesFoster interdependence and authenticity in your relationshipsYou’ll also:Gain clarity about your family-of-origin historyLearn to re-parent your inner child and heal past traumaDiscover how to speak your truth and have your own backAccess downloadable exercises, charts, and tools to support your healing journey
Gifts from a Challenging Childhood has helped thousands of readers turn old wounds into wisdom and live with greater calm, confidence, and self-acceptance. With warmth and clarity, it invites you to do the same—to move from pain toward peace, one step at a time. Your healing matters. Start your journey today.
ASIN : B0FZF4YK5T
Publisher : Mountain Stream Publishing Company
Publication date : November 3, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 288 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8218839550
Item Weight : 13.6 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #114,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #78 in Codependency (Books) #88 in Abuse Self-Help #353 in Interpersonal Relations (Books)
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