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Running On Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
Written by Jonice Webb, Ph.D and Christine Musello, PsyD
Narrated by Karen White
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Do you sometimes feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone. The world is full of people who have an innate sense that something is wrong with them. Who feel they live on the outside looking in, but have no explanation for their feeling and no way to put it into words.
If you are one of these people, you may fear that you are not connected enough to your spouse, or that you don't feel pleasure or love as profoundly as others do. You may drink too much, or eat too much, or risk too much, in an attempt to feel something good.
Running on Empty will give you clear strategies for how to heal, and offers a special chapter for mental health professionals. In the world of human suffering, this book is an Emotional Smart Bomb meant to eradicate the effects of an invisible enemy.
If you are one of these people, you may fear that you are not connected enough to your spouse, or that you don't feel pleasure or love as profoundly as others do. You may drink too much, or eat too much, or risk too much, in an attempt to feel something good.
Running on Empty will give you clear strategies for how to heal, and offers a special chapter for mental health professionals. In the world of human suffering, this book is an Emotional Smart Bomb meant to eradicate the effects of an invisible enemy.
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Reviews for Running On Empty
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Insightful, Scientific & Research based theories and tools. This book not only gives a validating and penetrating examination of the consequences of emotional neglect in childhood but pairs it with tools and strategies to help those that have unfortunately been afflicted by this in their life or those that are interested in psychology. Definitely a book I will read more than once as there is so much value in what is said.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I got my copy from a Goodreads giveaway in return for an honest review.
This book is very informative, clearly written and does not leave you with that 'preaching' feeling that many other books do. I enjoyed the conversation the author laid out in this book.3 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5good book. but horrible reading. it sounds like a robot.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is great. It finally made me understand why I feel and act in certain ways. Not to mention the exercises to help you change and finally start living. Wonderful book changed my life
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very insightful and relatable. I appreciated the depth of analysis and understanding, but also the action items which, put into practice, would effectively break the chain of emotional neglect. Highly recommend.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I feel reborn after reading this book.
I’m finding myself for the first time1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5good book i recommend it to anyone who wants to understand about feeling better
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gave me a lot to think about. First psychology book I did not hate.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was advised to me and it truly opened my eyes and gave answers to the questions I was looking for during some years. Thanks a lot for this great book!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really enjoyed the format of this book, I personally am a fan of the more narrative based self help books that convey ideas through using story example, these stories make it easier to connect to and visualize the experiences.
This book provided valuable insight on the impacts of emotional neglect and what that could look like
It’s also very similar to “the adult children of emotionally immature person” even in the format so you could listen to either one and take the same value but I was happy to have read both - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My healing journey has never gotten such a boost... I feel like Dr Janice was talking directly about me 95% of the time, this book is like a surgery
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The book content was excellent. It was recommended by my therapist and I feel will be helpful in my journey for healing. The narrator’s voice took me a bit to get used to as I felt she was somewhat flat in her reading tone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5best book ever! now i know why i've been feeling this way and what to to about it!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Got some definite insights into my life
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An interesting book for someone who has read a host of self-help books, it delivers on what it advertises. It plainly, and in a non-judgmental way works through the reasons that the reader might be struggling, even if they feel their parent was the best parent ever. It offers solutions and explanations that help the reader understand where their underlying pain is coming from and how to help address it. The book gives a, "yep that's me" feeling of support and real life examples to relate to for the readers who may have a history of emotional neglect. Additionally, it opens the reader's eyes to understand their behaviors when interacting with their children, brining an awareness to trying our best to make sure children are fulfilled emotionally too. It is worth the time to read if not only to help yourself or your children, but also to better understand where other people might be coming from.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I got my copy from a Goodreads giveaway in return for an honest review.
This book is very informative, clearly written and does not leave you with that 'preaching' feeling that many other books do. I enjoyed the conversation the author laid out in this book.