Join My Livestream Tomorrow on Substack!
Livestream with Rebecca C. Mandeville May 6th at 12 pm PDT on Substack. Rebecca coined the research-based term ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA) and is the author of ‘Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed’.
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The FSA Newsletter Is Moving to Substack! Enjoy Ad-Free Access, Subscriber Upgrades, and Community Features
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Beautiful Scars: What the Art of Kintsugi Can Teach Us About Healing From Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)
The ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi beautifully illustrates the concept of embracing imperfections and turning brokenness into beauty. Versus feeling self-conscious or a sense of shame or inferiority as related to their intrapsychic wounds and scars, adult survivors of family scapegoating abuse (FSA) may benefit by re-envisioning their healing process from family trauma and abuse as a journey of artful restoration whereby intrapsychic wounds are transformed into imperfect – yet still beautiful – scars.
Key Findings From My Recent FSA Survey (2023)
As some of you participated in my first FSA Resesarch Survey of 2023, I am sharing a short video that focuses on a few key findings resulting from this survey.
When Abusers Depower the Scapegoat Child (What My Research Revealed)
Have you ever been called crazy or emotionally or mentally ill by members of your own family, either to your face or behind your back? If so, you’re not alone, as my latest research results on this particular aspect of family scapegoating abuse (FSA) attests…