Getting Over Your Parents

Untangling your childhood

by The School of Life

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Readers will know pretty quickly whether or not this book is for them. If a reader feels that there is in fact nothing to get over, they may want to pass. For many others though, exploring the complex relationship between parent and child may be compelling. For that matter, maybe those who are thinking about having children will want to read this to think about how they hope/want to be as they take on the role.

Not all therapists focus on a person’s childhood these days. However, many do and this title is well within the camp that believes in the deep and profound influence that a parent has on a child’s life. The authors go for a deep dive examining parenthood and coping strategies for their offspring in these pages.

The authors suggest that there are different types of parents. For example, a parent could be preoccupied, overprotective, controlling or defensive. Each of these (perhaps unconscious) ways of being has a cause and also an effect upon that parent’s child. Interested readers may well see their childhood as influenced by one or more of these ways of being.

Luckily this book also offers a number of exercises that are meant to help. However, I do urge proceeding thoughtfully. This book may uncover a lot. If that is the case, it would be important to be anchored in some way while working things through. This could mean therapy or perhaps another way of reaching out.

Many thanks to NetGalley and The School of Life for this title. All opinions are my own.

Pub date: 10 September 2024