The Nature of Nurture

Surviving Toxic Families with Dr. Sherrie Campbell

Episode Summary

In this episode Leslie chats with Dr. Sherrie Campbell - a psychologist and author of the book “But It’s Your Family…: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath.” Dr. Campbell shares her journey to healing and surviving a toxic family situation. This powerful topic also reflects on the nature of family and the impact that it has on our well being.

Episode Notes

• Dr. Sherrie Campbell: www.drsherriecampbell.com. Instagram = @Dr.Sherrie, Twitter = @Dr_Sherrie, and Facebook = SherrieCampbellPhD.
• Dr Leslie Carr: www.lesliecarr.com and @DrLeslieCarr on Twitter and Instagram 

Links From This Episode:

• David Pelzer, A Child Called It: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Called-Childs-Courage-Survive/dp/1558743669
• The Myers Briggs Personality Inventory: https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/
• Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover: https://www.amazon.com/Educated-Memoir-Tara-Westover/dp/0399590501
• Resilience by Erik Greitens: https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Hard-Won-Wisdom-Living-Better/dp/0544705262
• But It’s Your Family… (Dr. Sherrie’s book on the subject discussed today): https://www.amazon.com/But-Its-Your-Family-Aftermath/dp/1642790990
• The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637882/ (please note that this articles shortens Bipolar Disorder to “BPD” which is highly unusual; “BPD” is usually the shorthand for Borderline Personality Disorder and they are not the same thing.)