The Nine-Headed
Serpent for Hercules
by Sylvia Maltzman
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Essay #1
Shame and the Adult Child
Essay #2
Adult Children and the Fragmented Family:
Creating Family of Choice
Essay #3
Adult Children and Personal Limits:
The Pleasures of Saying “No!”
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The Pits of the Pendulum
Essay #4
Adult Children and Heritage:
The Bonds of Love and the Bonds of Hate
Essay #5
Adult Children and Chronic Abuse:
Do We Get Stalked More Often?
Essay #6
Adult Children and Identity:
Messages Flying in From the Past
Essay #7
The Adult Child and Anger:
Too Many Masks, Too Much Pain
Essay #8
Sibling Rivalry
To Hell With Glibness
Essay #9
Abandonment Issues:
The Lingering Effects of Emotional Poisons
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