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2 - The Dysfunctional Family & the Scapegoat

Adult Child

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The Importance of Empathy in Recovery

"I don't have a part in my abuse, but what I do have is empathy," she says. "As dark as my dad's abuse was to me, he was actually much worse to my mother,. And there were broken bones and bloody sweaters and things like that." She adds: "If I had that experience now, you know, I might also not know what the hell to do ... If I have a 11 year old or 12 year old, and I've just been freed, I might make some bad decisions"

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