January 2023

What Is Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)?

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
January 26, 2023May 24, 2024
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It’s been very rewarding to see that therapists and Mental Health clinics are now adopting the term family scapegoating abuse and releasing articles on FSA to educate others. I will continue to speak out on family scapegoating abuse whenever I am asked as I advocate for those whose psycho-emotional health has been negatively impacted by this form of systemically-driven psycho-emotional abuse. Below are my answers to five questions I am frequently asked about FSA:

Scapegoat Recovery and Recognizing Damaging Unspoken Family Rules

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
January 21, 2023May 24, 2024
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A Warm Welcome to Our New Subscribers! I’ve posted a new video on 10 UNSPOKEN FAMILY RULES that support family… Read More »Scapegoat Recovery and Recognizing Damaging Unspoken Family Rules

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FSA Updates as We Enter a New Year…

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
January 13, 2023May 24, 2024

Beginning a new year provides an opportunity to release what no longer serves us, which allows us to both embrace and pursue what now does. Many of my FSA recovery coaching clients have shared with me that they are experiencing a mix of both grief and hope as they enter 2023 – and also a sense of relief – as they accept and release painful family realities and

Online Speaker Summit: Access Top-Notch Interviews (Including Mine) – For Free!

by Rebecca C Mandeville LMFT CCTP
January 7, 2023May 24, 2024
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I’m pleased to be able to offer you free access to a series of interviews from an online conference I participated in hosted by Fork in the Road with Sheree Clark. Although this virtual conference has a Women’s Midlife theme, many of the speakers and topics may be of interest to subscribers of my FSA Education blog.