Sherapy Sessions: Cutting Toxic Family Ties

Toxic family is real. Toxic parents are real. Smear campaigns are real. Toxic in-laws are real. You are not alone. On this podcast, you have a voice. On this podcast, Dr. Sherrie Campbell will help you learn more about your family dynamics, unconscious patterns that drive toxic human behavior, and ways to deal with your trauma. And most importantly, you will embark on a journey that will help you know yourself and love yourself more. Dr. Sherrie is a nationally recognized expert clinical psychologist with over 25 years of clinical training and experience. She was featured in major media networks such as CNN, Time, USA Today, and The Huffington Post. She is the best-selling author of But It’s Your Family…Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath and Your Pocket Therapist: Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself. She is a mom who bravely shared her story to help more people break free of toxic family relationships and thrive in the aftermath. Subscribe now to get your monthly "Sherapy Sessions" (Sherrie Therapy Sessions) straight from your phone.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 21m. Bisher sind 12 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 3 Monate.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 hours 20 minutes

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Conquering Holiday Hoovering (Bonus Episode 8)


While the holiday season is often associated with warmth, love, and familial bonds, for survivors of toxic family systems this is not the case. Toxic family members gift wrap holiday nightmares packaged as love. They ruin holidays for sport.

In this episode, you'll learn

✅ The time period between Halloween and Valentine's Day is the time when survivors of family abuse are subject to the most intense “hoovering” from their family...


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 November 29, 2023  23m
 
 

Kimberly Shannon Murphy - A Survivor's Story of Sexual Abuse (Bonus Episode 7)


Join Dr. Sherrie in a candid conversation with Kimberly Shannon Murphy as Kimberly tells her story of survival from sexual abuse perpetrated by her family,  as told in her book, Glimmer. 

In this episode, you'll discover: 

✅ The pain of being an unprotected child. 

✅ Why family members tend to take the side of the perpetrator. 

✅ Why self harm is so often involved as a way to cope in victims of sexual abuse...


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 September 20, 2023  55m
 
 

The Difference Between the Silent Treatment and No Contact (Bonus Episode 6)


Understanding the differences between the silent treatment and no contact can help you navigate your relationships with toxic family members.

Let's explore these topics:

✅ It is natural to have many moments of questioning ourselves around no contact because we never want to be like our toxic family members.

✅ The difference between the silent treatment and no contact comes down to intent. 

✅ Signposts to when silence is being deployed for abuse...


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 July 12, 2023  23m
 
 

The Emotional Game of Playing the Victim (Bonus Episode 5)


Our family members are famous for their pristine ability to play the victim. 

Playing the victim can manifest in a variety of contexts.

In this episode, we are going to unpack:

✅ Our psychologically abusive family members get thrills off any opportunity they can create that affords them the opportunity to take the stage to put on their Oscar-worthy winning performance of the victim...


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 March 22, 2023  24m
 
 

The Emotional Game of Gossip (Bonus Episode 4)


In this bonus episode, we will explore one of the most deadly emotional games that our toxic family members play — the emotional game of gossip.

Key Takeaways:

✅ Not all gossip is created equally.

✅ Our emotionally abusive family members use gossip to avoid looking at their part in any negative interaction.

✅ Signs you’re being gossiped about...


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 February 15, 2023  21m
 
 

When Your Toxic Parents Become Toxic Grandparents (Bonus Episode 3)


In this bonus episode, we are discussing a controversial topic - toxic grandparents.  

✅ Toxicity in a family doesn’t leave anyone out regardless of a person's title or role in your life, and this can include grandparents.

✅  As a culture, we place importance on having an extended family, with grandparents being a big part of that. When grandparents are healthy, this makes sense. When grandparents are abusive, it does not make sense...


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 October 19, 2022  24m
 
 

Common Reasons People Cut Off From Family (Bonus Episode 2)


Another free, bonus episode! 

In this episode, the silent epidemic of cutting off with family will be covered along with the common reasons why people make this choice. 

✅ The silent epidemic of family estrangement.

✅ The reason we know so little about the lives of those who have been forced to cut off from family is because cutting off is not accepted in the larger culture...


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 June 16, 2022  21m
 
 

Common Reasons People Cut Off From Family


Another free, bonus episode! 


In this episode, the silent epidemic of cutting off with family will be covered along with the common reasons why people make this choice. 


✅ The silent epidemic of family estrangement.


✅ The reason we know so little about the lives of those who have been forced to cut off from family is because cutting off is not accepted in the larger culture...


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 June 16, 2022  21m
 
 

Toxic Family — An Introduction (Bonus Episode 1)


Facts are there are many many families that are just so toxic that they set out to destroy our lives. 

In today’s bonus podcast episode, you will learn: 

  • Our toxic family members insist that they love us. But if they are unhealthy, then whatever they believe about love must be unhealthy too...


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 March 9, 2022  20m
 
 

Toxic Family — An Introduction (Bonus Episode)


Facts are there are many many families that are just so toxic that they set out to destroy our lives. 


In today’s bonus podcast episode, you will learn: 


  • Our toxic family members insist that they love us. But if they are unhealthy, then whatever they believe about love must be unhealthy too...


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 March 9, 2022  20m
 
 
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