Like a lot of moms, Melanie Shankle found herself in need of a parenting map when her teenage daughter, Caroline, entered her sophomore year of high school. While trying to equip her daughter to deal with mean girls, Melanie was hit with a cruel realization: The shame, criticism, and verbal abuse she had endured throughout her own life was wrought by one particular mean girl—her own mother. Melanie invites us into her story as she explores her complex family dynamics, discovering how we can survive and ultimately thrive in spite of wounds that remain. Topics include the generational effects of abuse, divorce and estrangement on families; parenting well after trauma; setting boundaries with abusive relationships; and raising children to be who God purposed them to be – not who we want them to be.
Check out her book Here Be Dragons.
- Guest:
- Melanie Shankle
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Focus on the Family
- Publication Date:
- 2025-04-24
- Format:
- CD
- Digital Product:
- 9781684241637
