Cutting Ties with Your Parents

“Sharon Martin’s Cutting Ties with Your Parents is a helpful workbook and guide for adult children navigating the challenging journey of detaching from difficult or abusive parental relationships. Martin offers insights and actionable steps toward healing and reclaiming autonomy, providing essential support for those seeking liberation from familial toxicity.” –Mari A. Lee, LMFT, founder of Growth Counseling, The Counselor’s Coach, and author of Facing Heartbreak–Mari A. Lee, LMFT“Cutting ties with parents isn’t a decision made lightly. Actually, it’s often a last resort after pleas by the adult child for their parents to understand the impact of the way they were raised have fallen on deaf ears time and time again. Sharon Martin understands the pain of family estrangement, and compassionately guides those whose childhoods were unsafe to create relationships that protect them from further harm and re-traumatization.” –Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, host of the Therapy Chat Podcast, and founder of the Trauma Therapist Network–Laura Reagan, LCSW-C“Sharon Martin has created a masterful and practical gem of a workbook for those cutting ties with their parents. In this workbook, Sharon has created a clear and direct path toward accepting this decision, so the reader is left with no stone unturned. Bravo!” –Sherrie Campbell, PhD, author, podcast host, and clinical pathologist–Sherrie Campbell, PhD“There is so little in terms of support for adults who have a difficult relationship with their parents. It’s important that people who survive abusive dynamics have a process for protecting themselves. This book adds something really special to the field, and is a strong tool for helping adults decide for themselves how to manage family relationships.” –Becca Bland, DLitt, specialist coach, researcher in family estrangement, and founder of Stand Alone–the only nonprofit for estranged adults–Becca Bland, DLitt“When we make a brave decision to break the cycle of generational trauma, it can be a lonely journey filled with confusing thoughts and emotions. In this book, Sharon is inviting us to experience compassion, non-judgment, and community through her explanations and writing exercises. If you are feeling confused about difficult decisions in your healing journey, I believe this book can bring you comfort and clarity.” –Elisabeth Corey, MSW, founder of , and trauma recovery life coach–Elisabeth Corey, MSW

Sharon Martin, DSW, LCSW, is a licensed psychotherapist in San Jose, CA, specializing in helping individuals struggling with perfectionism, codependency, and people-pleasing using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and self-compassion. Martin is author of The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism and writes the Conquering Codependency blog for Psychology Today. She is also a regular media contributor on emotional health and relationships.