"Prodependence," a new psychological term created by the author to describe healthy interdependence in the modern world. Simply stated, prodependence occurs when attachment relationships are mutually beneficial—with one person's strengths filling in the weak points of the other, and vice versa. And this can occur even when an addiction is present.

For anyone who endured a nightmare or a wasteland instead of a nurturing childhood, The Toxic Parents Survival Guide will offer you the clinical insights and the day-to-day tools so you can break the chains of toxicity that bind you in a mess you didn't create.