March 2022 – Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education

To Meet Publishing Requirements, This Free Preview Chapter From My Book ‘Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed’ Is No Longer Available

March 10, 2022June 27, 2022Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTPattachment trauma, Dysfunctional Family Dynamics, Family Scapegoating Abuse, Narcissistic Parents, Primal Wound, Psycho-Emotional Child Abuse, Scapegoat Child Experiences, toxic family abuse2 Replies

This article was originally published on Psych Central as an advance preview of my book on family scapegoating abuse (FSA), Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed. To comply with Amazon’s publishing requirements, I am no longer able to offer portions of my book for free online. Visit my blog to see more articles on family scapegoating and…

DARVO to the 100th Power…

March 6, 2022June 27, 2022Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTPDARVOLeave a Reply

As the world watches in horror, Vladimir Putin provides us with an astounding example of Dr. Jennifer Freyd’s brilliant concept of ‘DARVO’, (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender), which I wrote about in a recent article. This is an excerpt from an article today in Reuters: Russia continued its assault on Ukraine Sunday morning on…

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Dayna M on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 5, 2022
I'd keel over and die if you wrote an in law book, I'd have to buy all of them hahahah…
Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 5, 2022
Hi Dayna, you definitely are not alone. I also understand first-hand the m-i-l issue. Oh, the stories I could tell...…
Dayna M on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 5, 2022
I almost collapsed when I read the first few pages of your book. I honestly thought, "No way she had…
Moira on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 3, 2022
Thank you Rebecca. I definitely experienced profound emotional neglect. But I’m coming to see I also experienced FSA. But it…
Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP on Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) and the Family Projective Identification ProcessOctober 2, 2022
It sounds like you were scapegoated but also experienced profound emotional neglect. And yes, scapegoating can happen in any dysfunctional…