{"product_id":"running-on-empty-no-more-dr-iris-donovan-9798240943096","title":"Running on Empty No More: Healing Childhood Emotional Neglect and Reclaiming Your Inner Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou cannot point to anything specific.But something has always felt missing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot on the outside - on the outside, things may look just fine. The family was functional. Your parents weren't monsters. There was no dramatic incident that explains the specific quality of your inner life: the emotional flatness, the persistent self-doubt, the sense that you never quite know what you feel, the loneliness that persists even when you're surrounded by people who care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was missing was emotional attunement - and its absence is called Childhood Emotional Neglect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning on Empty No More\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e is the comprehensive guide to understanding and healing from this invisible wound, written by a clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience working with adults who grew up feeling just fine on the outside and inexplicably hollow within.\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 childhood emotional neglect actually is - and why it is defined by absence, not action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The seven emotional capacities that CEN specifically impairs and that recovery specifically rebuilds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The adult signature of CEN: emotional flatness, persistent self-doubt, compulsive self-reliance, background emptiness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The practice of emotional literacy: learning to identify, name, and trust your feelings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Self-compassion as the foundation - and why it is both the most important and the most difficult CEN practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Building your authentic inner life: preferences, values, and genuine self-knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Healing your relationships: moving from managed distance to genuine connection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Somatic practices for rebuilding the body-level connection that CEN severed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Reparenting yourself: providing now what was missing then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The life that becomes possible when the inner life is genuinely inhabited\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour inner life was never empty. It was suppressed.This book shows you how to come home to 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 9798240943096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr. Iris Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Dr Iris Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665718972671,"sku":"9798240943096","price":23.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af23dc33-48e8-4e71-998d-5716937966bc.jpg?v=1792013504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-on-empty-no-more-dr-iris-donovan-9798240943096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}