Running On Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect

Jonice Webb, Ph.D · Christine Musello, PsyD

Jun 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Karen White

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40 reviews

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Do you sometimes feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone. The world is full of people who have an innate sense that something is wrong with them. Who feel they live on the outside looking in, but have no explanation for their feeling and no way to put it into words. If you are one of these people, you may fear that you are not connected enough to your spouse, or that you don't feel pleasure or love as profoundly as others do. You may drink too much, or eat too much, or risk too much, in an attempt to feel something good. Running on Empty will give you clear strategies for how to heal, and offers a special chapter for mental health professionals. In the world of human suffering, this book is an Emotional Smart Bomb meant to eradicate the effects of an invisible enemy.

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4.8

40 reviews

SETH WARREN

July 27, 2023

This book gives so much clarity on why your parents were the way they were, how it has affected you into adulthood, and what gaps you need to fill for your own children to be the best parent possible for them. This book will forever change the way I view people and their behaviors. Deeper understanding begets compassion which leads to positive change and development. Be kind to yourselves, and give yourself the gift of reading/listening to this profound piece of literature.

Joshua Stibbs

June 2, 2021

I'm halfway through this book and I am absolutely floored by the insight and knowledge of the author. It has and is helping me in so many ways. The way she puts it and shares other people's experiences is nothing short of amazing, I recommend it to anyone from any walk of life any culture or any age male of female. I just wish everyone in the world would read/ listen to this book.

Alexandru Gheorghe

December 31, 2024

Though the book is obsolete (neglect is now under complex trauma/C-PTSD), it's still useful and one can learn from it.

About the author

Jonice Webb, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the author of the groundbreaking bestseller Running on Empty: Overcome your Childhood Emotional Neglect. Dr. Webb has been interviewed by NPR and the Chicago Tribune and has been featured in Psychology Today and Elephant Journal.

Dr. Christine Musello is a clinical psychologist who's recognized for her expertise in adolescent and young adult issues, as well as in treating mood disorders and trauma, including her work with returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Musello is based in private practice in Groton, Massachusetts.

Karen White has been narrating audiobooks since 1999, with more than two hundred to her credit. Honored to be included in AudioFile's Best Voices and Speaking of Audiobooks's Best Romance Audio 2012 and 2013, she is also an Audie Award finalist and has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards.

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