Book Recommendation: Parental Abandonment and Rejection

Are You Mad at Me? by Meg Josephson is a compassionate and deeply relatable book for adults healing from parental abandonment or rejection.

Josephson explores what it means to spend a lifetime scanning for signs of disapproval, trying to maintain peace, and shaping oneself around others’ needs. Through her reflections and gentle guidance, she helps readers recognize the roots of their fawning and people-pleasing patterns and begin the work of coming home to themselves. This book offers both comfort and clarity for anyone learning that safety doesn’t come from being perfect or needed; it comes from being authentic, connected, and true to oneself.