CPC member Edward Novak, LPCC has written an article that some of our members will be interested in reading. The article is about patients who were raised in families where they were hated by a parent or parents. The article was for a special edition of the Transactional Analysis Journal on death and loss. The paper was titled:

"When Relief Replaces Loss: Parental Hatred That Forecloses Loving Attachment"

If any member would like a copy please contact Ed Novak (edtnovak@gmail.com) and he will email the article.Abstract:In the world of childhood trauma and abuse, there is a subset of children who not only endure abuse from a parent or caregiver but are also hated. In treatment, accurately identifying this hatred can help clients who struggle, for example, with feelings of indifference to aging or dying parents.This article explores issues created for individuals who were hated by a parent or caregiver, including the loss of a loving relationship with the parent before one ever existed. The author distinguishes between moments of hate and sustained parental hatred that defines the parent-child relationship. Attachment theory is used to examine the early parent-child dynamic. The author addresses the importance of working at the transgressive edge between protocol that disavowed the parent’s hatred and the client’s experience of being hated. Clinical vignettes, including the author’s own experience of being hated by a parent, are used throughout the article to link theory with clinical experience and application.From the journal’s website:The Transactional Analysis Journal is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal focusing on transactional analysis theory, principles, and applications in various fields, including psychotherapy, counseling, education, and organizational development. It offers scholarly articles from all theoretical perspectives and fields of application, including quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, literature surveys, book reviews, and reflective essays. Two of the four annual issues are organized around specific themes.