"How the Original Family Can Repair One's Character Flaws" Author: Dr. Susan Forward (USA) / Craig Buck (USA) Publisher: Beijing Times Chinese Bookstore

Introduction · · · · · ·
An unhealthy family system is like a pileup on a highway, its adverse effects will be passed down from generation to generation!

This is a classic work on family psychological healing that is eye-opening. Based on a large amount of real material she came into contact with during her work, Dr. Susan Forward analyzed how unhealthy families of origin hurt their children and how this continues to affect their lives as adults.

What is commendable is that the author's main purpose is not to accuse such parents, but to teach specific countermeasures so that those who have been or are still suffering from the harm of their parents can gain courage and strength, break free from the negative relationship patterns with their parents, restore self-confidence and strength, and gain freedom and happiness.

The author of this book, Susan Forward, had a special influence on me. When I was studying at Peking University, I borrowed a book called Emotional Blackmail from the library. I enjoyed reading this book very much, especially because I understood some things that had troubled me for a long time in an instant. This understanding was quite simple and easy. At that time, I thought, why not write a book like this? Why must the book be obscure and difficult to understand?

Perhaps this is an important reason why my own books are written in my current style.

——Wu Zhihong

It's a book that will make you cry. It's a must-read for all kids struggling with self-doubt, anxiety, and insecurity.

——Reader comments

I finally understood the real source of my inexplicable irritability, anxiety, and anger. Why didn't I come across this book ten years ago? It's a pity. If I had come across it earlier, I would have been relieved earlier.

——Reader comments

The fundamental meaning of reading this book is that we need to complete a "blocking". No one is perfect, but after we examine and perceive our own "toxins", after we gradually complete the "detoxification" process, what we can and must do is to have the confidence and courage to "block the source of the poison". Be a better self. For ourselves, for our children.

——Douban user

I was so excited that I cried when I saw the preface, as if someone had written down what I had been thinking about for a long time.

——Douban user

About the Author
Susan Forward

An internationally renowned psychotherapist, speaker and writer, her books include Obsession: How to Love and Be Loved Normally, Attachment: Why We Love So Humblely, How to See Through Men's Lies, The Money Devil, and Emotional Blackmail. This book once topped the New York Times bestseller list. Currently, her works have been translated into 15 languages ​​and distributed worldwide.

She often appears on media talk shows, hosted a talk show on ABC for six years, and established a private sexual abuse treatment center in California, USA.

Craig Barker

As a screenwriter and producer of films and TV series, he has written articles for many magazines and newspapers in the United States, exploring human behavior issues. He currently lives in Los Angeles, USA. He has co-authored many works with Susan Forward, such as "Obsession: How to Love and Be Loved Normally", "Money Devil", "The Abandonment of Innocence", etc.