Adult Children Secrets of Dysfunctional Families: The Secrets of Dysfunctional Families by John C. Friel Ph.D., Linda D. Friel M.A.

It Didn’t Start with You

About 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes, but many more face dysfunction from perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy issues, depression, and emotional repression. These traits create family systems similar to those with alcoholism.

John and Linda Friel combine theory and clinical insight to explain these patterns and offer ways to heal and break free from inherited dysfunction.