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Wholey's Becoming your own Parent was on its way to become a classic in the self-help field when it first came out in the late 1980s and was a Book of the Month club selections; it's still just as relevant. Explaining and clearly defining the symptoms (low self-esteem, guilt) behaviors (compulsive pleasing etc.) of children of dysfunctional families, he presents examples from group therapy sessions with 14 "adult children" - elucidating their dyfunctional patterns and providing guidance in overcoming them.
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Assures reader that AA and ACOA has nothing to do with God or religion. Only interviews people that constantly talk about God.