{"product_id":"enmeshment-dr-iris-donovan-9798256175320","title":"Enmeshment: How to Break Free from Your Family's Emotional Grip, Build Your Own Identity, and Create Relationships That Are Truly Yours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou have always known something was different about your family.Not necessarily bad. Not obviously abusive.Just... intensely close.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kind of close where the lines between your feelings and your parents' feelings have always been unclear. Where separating - emotionally, geographically - has always felt like a betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is enmeshment. And it shapes identity, relationships, and wellbeing in ways most people never fully recognize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnmeshment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e is the compassionate, research-grounded guide to understanding the boundary-deficient family system - and the specific, practical path to building the individual identity that was never fully allowed to develop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- What enmeshment actually is and how it differs from healthy closeness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The four enmeshment features and how to recognize them in your family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The identity void, the borrowed self, and emotional over-responsibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How enmeshment replicates in adult relationships and parenting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Bowen's differentiation of self - the foundational healing concept\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Values clarification, preference discovery, and personal narrative work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Setting limits without severing connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Managing family pushback and holding steady\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The daily differentiation practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou are allowed to love your family and to be your own person.Those two things are not in conflict.Your own life is waiting. Go toward it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr Iris Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256175320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Storie Meravigliose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Dr Iris Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174416916735,"sku":"9798256175320","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/enmeshment-dr-iris-donovan-9798256175320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}