Most members of Adult Children of Alcoholics and other dysfunctional families grew up lacking secure boundaries. Less than 25% of the U.S. population grows up in a "safe" environment, since the U.S. has high levels of violence to adults and to children. This book helps you recover and build self-validation, restore some boundaries, and deal with codelendence issues: Boundaries to protect yourself Tell-tale clues that one may not have strong boundaries, and that you can be "intimidated" Does your body language say "i'm easy," or overly tolerant? How to recover and build self validation Every single day increase your self validation Bullying and what drives bullies When bullies and helplessness force codependence When emotional drives turn to cruelty Codependence styles - codependence is a "soft" addiction Look at some common types of codependence Quiz - your boundaries Childhood trauma types can lead to having no boundaries Quiz - ways to be codependent Learning levels of trust, to not be a victim Hand-out on forgiveness Things to say to forgive yourself"