(dis)Honor Thy Mother

Bridgette Peteet 지음

Wiley 2025년 11월 03일 출간

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Relatable stories and psychological insights on how childhood experiences shape us, and how we can reclaim ownership over our lives in the wake of trauma Daughters who have experienced parental abuse, neglect, separation, and other traumas often find themselves in need of support later in life. (dis)Honor Thy Mother explores why our childhoods can be so haunting, and how we can build resilience through growth and healing. Through the lens of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), this book presents personal stories—including the author’s own story of growing up with and learning to grow beyond her abusive mother—that bring deep psychological insights to life. This compelling, inventive book helps readers understand their own experiences and those of others. Each chapter weaves together narrative, psychological research, and straightforward advice. The ACEs framework provides a structure for identifying and naming the types of abuse many daughters suffer, along with their associated outcomes, particularly “impostorism.” Abused daughters often turn into high-performing women who struggle with the feeling that their achievements are undeserved. In (dis) Honor Thy Mother, Dr. Bridgette Peteet unpacks this impostor phenomenon and provides resources for women who are ready to move past the past and embrace their own fundamental worth. Drawing from academic literature, research evidence, clinical experience, and personal history, Dr. Peteet reaches recovering adult daughters, clinicians, and scholars alike.

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Main Character List ix Testimony xi Chapter 1 I’ll Beat the Black Off of You 1 Adverse Childhood Experience—Physical Abuse Chapter 2 Some People Get Dealt All the Aces in Life 9 Categories of Adverse Childhood Experiences Chapter 3 There’s No Place Like Home 15 Adverse Childhood Experience—Emotional or Psychological Abuse Chapter 4 If I Was Such a Horrible Mother, How Did You Turn Out So Well? 23 Reflecting on Adverse Childhood Experiences Chapter 5 Stop Acting Fresh 29 Adverse Childhood Experience—Sexual Abuse Chapter 6 Look to Your Left and Your Right 39 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Environment Chapter 7 Lessons Learned 47 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Relationships Chapter 8 You Have the Right to Remain Silent 51 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Patterns Chapter 9 Love and War 59 Adverse Childhood Experience—Domestic Violence Chapter 10 If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It Impostorism Chapter 11 Rules Are Made to Be Broken … or Bent 73 Naming Adverse Childhood Experiences Chapter 12 The Verdict 83 Adverse Childhood Experience—Household Mental Illness Chapter 13 I’m Starting to Feel Sick Tomorrow 91 Adverse Childhood Experience—Household Substance Abuse Chapter 14 Cardiac Arrest 99 Adverse Childhood Experience—Emotional Neglect Chapter 15 “You Can’t Spell Families Without Lies” 111 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Religion Chapter 16 This Girl Is on Fire . 121 Psychological Minimization Chapter 17 Close Encounter 127 Psychological Closure Epilogue 133 Appendix 135 Acknowledgements 161

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저자(글) Bridgette Peteet