Shunned

By Bonnie Zieman,

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Many studies have been published about the effects of shunning or ostracism on the person shunned but there are few books, if any, written specifically to offer help to the individual suffering from this sort of inhumane treatment. Granted there are books about how to cope with being bullied and/orā€¦


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1 author picked Shunned as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is the handbook I wished Iā€™d had when I left my religion and was shunned 25 years ago. The author is a skilled therapist who also left the Jehovahā€™s Witnesses. She brings a lot of empathy to her step-by-step guidance on how to cope with the tyranny of being cast out by friends and family.

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