Parents Can Really F*ck You Up: A Compassionate Companion and Guide to Overcoming a Traumatic, Abusive, or Unfair Childhood

This book is unique.

For those of us who experienced a distressing, unfair, or abusive childhood, this book validates our experience. It understands us. It is honest and powerful.

Exploring and explaining why and how our younger selves learned ways of thinking, feeling and behaving, it compassionately considers:

- The impact of our upbringing

- How this affects us today

- Our options for building a better tomorrow

We are all different. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to life's problems, and no single path to a contented future. In an optimistic way, this book faces the reality that life can be complex and hard, while also looking at a world of opportunity for personal progress and change.

It recognizes our greatest difficulties and most important needs. It empowers us to find our own route to destinations of our choosing. It is a friend and companion on our journey.

From the depths of a distressing and abusive childhood, Jackie Poet struggled to make sense of the world. Through years of psychotherapy and a focused study of trauma, neglect, and abuse, he gained personal insight and resilience. He has a degree in psychology and a background in philosophy.

Jackie passionately believes that all of us who experienced a traumatic, abusive, or unfair past deserve a bright, bold and beautiful future.