Part 1. Making peace with your decision
Understand that severing ties is self-protection
See boundaries as good to have
The critical need to grieve
The social void of broken family bonds
Part 2. Your personal healing is now possible
The core wounds of self-doubt and unworthiness
Emotional loneliness and feelings of disconnection
Emerge from feeling broken
Moving toward empathy and self-love
The path to your deepest, most lasting connection
Part 3. Practical ways to handle the aftermath
Family members can continue to be vindictive
Handling secondary abuse: gifts and cards, financial abuse, and family illness and death
The dirty work of using people, holidays, social media, and major events
Protecting valuable relationships with nontoxic family members.
