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  • ISBN: 0976155346
  • Category: Self-Help
  • Author: John J. Lemoncelli
  • Subcategory: Abuse
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Avventura Press (September 15, 2008)
  • Pages: 116 pages
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  • EPUB size: 1893 kb
  • Rating: 4.6
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A Mind of Its Own book.

A Mind of Its Own book. Dr. John Lemoncelli looks to biology to create a metaphor to help victims of child abuse understand its lingering effects: A Parasite has entered into your system as contaminated love. If it has its way, it will invade your psyche-your soul-and consume its host. But you need not give this Parasite one more day of your life. You are not damaged; you are not a bad person.

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Dr. Lemoncelli hits that nail on the head with his analogy of the parasite.

Lemoncelli offers an approach that truly considers the whole person―heart, mind, and soul, offering great hope of healing for those who have experienced the worst in life. He achieves a balance of skill, insight, and compassion, and this book validates the reality of suffering, while bringing hope and empowerment. Lemoncelli recognizes and addresses the fragmentation of self that is often overlooked or misunderstood, without which recovery would not be impossible. I have been helped immensely by reading his book but more importantly I finally feel understood.

John Lemoncelli received his Doctorate in Adult Development from Temple University

John Lemoncelli received his Doctorate in Adult Development from Temple University. He is currently Professor and Assistant Chair for Counseling at Marywood University. He has published a book entitled A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Childhood Abuse, and was contracted by Praeger Publishing to do a complete revision of this work. He has also published several Journal articles on Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Ethics and Abuse.

Healing from Childhood Abuse

Healing from Childhood Abuse. Understanding the Effects, Taking Control to Recover. by John J. Lemoncelli, EdD Foreword by Robert S. Shaw, PsyD, ABPP. I'm ba. "I'm stupid. His published works include A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Childhood Abuse and the journal articles "The Psychospiritual Dynamics of Adult Survivors of Abuse" and "Ethical Responses When Patients' Religious Beliefs Appear To Harm Their Well-Being. This book is a brilliantly written masterpiece on childhood abuse with a stimulating, informative, and practical approach that provides a framework for recovery and hope.

A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Child Abuse by John J. Lemoncelli, E. 71 Avventura Press 2008. Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Medal. New Women of the Old Faith: Gender and American Catholicism in the Progressive Era by Kathleen Sprows Cummings ’93 The University of North Carolina Press 2009.

John J. Lemoncelli, EdD, authored this book to enable those who suffer in silence . Survivors & Partners, Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors. Lemoncelli, EdD, authored this book to enable those who suffer in silence to understand what happened, take control, and begin and maintain a program of recovery. Books related to Healing from Childhood Abuse: Understanding the Effects, Taking Control to Recover.

The Mind Parasites is a science fiction horror novel by English author Colin Wilson. It was Wilson's first and only book published by Arkham House

The Mind Parasites is a science fiction horror novel by English author Colin Wilson. It was Wilson's first and only book published by Arkham House. The book is based on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The novel was published earlier in 1967 by Arthur Barker (London), but with a different introduction.

Childhood Development & Parenting. Compassionate Inquiry.

As it seems, abused and neglected children are very likely to develop mental illness . As a result of the past, a child may not be able to connect to her own children, leaving a pattern of childhood neglect.

As it seems, abused and neglected children are very likely to develop mental illness later in their life. As a result, they grow into broken adults. When they are offered loving adults to heal their neglect, it seems that these monsters of emotions will not go away. Neglected children don’t always have to suffer by being orphaned behind a dumpster either. Sometimes parents never leave, but still, children feel alone. This kind of childhood neglect can be just as devastating. As with neglected children, abuse can have a similar effect.

Dr. John Lemoncelli looks to biology to create a metaphor to help victims of child abuse understand its lingering effects: A Parasite has entered into your system as contaminated love. If it has its way, it will invade your psyche-your soul-and consume its host. But you need not give this Parasite one more day of your life. You are not damaged; you are not a bad person. You have an illness from which you begin recovering today.
Reviews about A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Childhood Abuse (7):
RUL
This book really conceptualized child abuse in a way that helped me as a clinician-in-training to better understand the way that abuse can distort the mind and conceptualize better the parasite that takes over. As reading, you really get the sense that John is reaching out to you and really sharing his knowledge to help you (not only for clinicians, but for abuse-sufferers as well!)...I personally know John Lemoncelli, and while reading this book I gained a greater appreciation for his work and an astounding view of the challenges he has faced throughout his career. His writing is truly a reflection of his personality, which is partially why he has been so successful in his treatment of sufferers of abuse. The book is a must-read for anyone who is currently a clinician, practicing to be a clinician, or any person who has suffered from abuse themselves or knows someone who has suffered!
Morlunn
When the concept - "the parasite of abuse" - first came to my attention, I felt, "how could a leach, or a worm be related to contaminated love, and latch onto its host"?

After reading the text, A Mind of Its Own: Healing the Mind and Heart of the Parasite of Childhood Abuse, by Dr. John J. Lemoncelli, a whole new perspective and world was opened for me. Knowing little about the topic of abuse, I was pleasantly surprised of how much knowledge I had gained when the last chapter of the book commenced.

Dr. Lemoncelli did a wonderful job navigating through issues that clients, or just ordinary people, encounter. His metaphors are powerful, allowing ones mind to wonder thinking about them. When you read on, you are brought back with a "dynamite" effect, leaving a great impression.

Inspirational and understandable, this book gives hope, a new perspective, and knowledge, to not only victims of abuse and professionals in the field, but also the average persons. Although perfection to some may be impossible to achieve, this book without a doubt was perfect!

This book, I feel, is highly recommended to anyone who is researching or acquiring knowledge on this subject.

R.C.
IGOT
I read Dr. Lemoncelli's "A Mind of It's Own" as an early career psychologist. I must say that I believe it is a book that everyone in training to be a therapist or who is currently practicing should read! Dr. Lemoncelli's writing has a way of exploring therapy with those who are survivors of abuse in a way that coveys unconditional support and reasoning that can help those who are going through the process of becoming survivors. Dr. Lemoncelli's compassion shines through in this book and allows for the theory and presentation to shine through in a way that coveys hope and insight on how to stop the cycle of shame and guilt. His writing also encompasses a style that survivors can read to help supplement their own therapy. The "parasite" model, in my belief, can be applied to many struggles that clients have. This book is a God sent to those who try to help others every day as well as a resource to shed light for those struggling!
santa
This concise book contains considerable assistance to readers seeking to further understand and deal with issues of any of the forms of child abuse. While the examples are specific towards sexual abuse, there is equal applicability for the other forms of child abuse. The author successfully consolidates biological metaphors with psychological concepts. Using the idea of a physical parasite allows readers a concrete way to relate to child abuse situations. The unique aspect of this book is that both clinicans and those who have personally experienced child abuse can find clearly stated and helpful understanding of child abuse. Usually books written on this subject are aimed at either the therapist or are written for survivors. The general public reader can find the writing to be clearly beneficial while clinicians gain immediate understanding and are provided with many questions and areas for future research. Speaking as a university level psychology lecturer, I have done considerable readings within this field and without any hesitation I give this admirable work 5 stars.

Margaret Karolyi, Ph.D.
Ricep
This informative book gives abuse victims the knowledge of how to put the pain and the blame on "the parasite" instead of on themselves. Dr. Lemoncelli explains in his book, as uniquely and compassionately as he does in his office,how to find this parasite within you and stop it from running your life, leaving you able to live a more fulfilling life and begin the healing process. Dr. Lemoncelli's theory of "the parasite" will not only help abuse victims but also can be applied to other life situations where we are hurt by someone or something, through absolutely no fault of our own, but put all or some of the blame on ourselves. We can learn to shift the blame to the parasite and stop punishing ourselves.
On behalf of "all victims", thank you and God Bless!
Molace
As a clinician working with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, I read often regarding the subject. This book provides a fresh, new outlook on a common sense modality, easy to understand for both clients and therapists. Putting the control back into the hands of the victim/survivor is essential to his/her healing, and Dr. Lemoncelli does this by allowing his readers to view this atrocity as a parasite that the survivor can defeat. I recommend this book to both professionals and those working to heal from abuse.
Gna
I read this book as a counselor in training and found it very beneficial. It gave me great insight into what being an adult survivor of abuse is like. Throughout the book, the author is speaking directly to those who have been abused; it seemed as if I was witnessing a counseling session. Most books I have read about abuse do not discuss the spiritual aspect of healing; however, I was very thankful that this one did. I thought this technique was very important and would be helpful to a client. Overall this book was a joy to read, yet still held a lot of useful knowledge. I would definitely recommend this to victims of any type of abuse and to counselors as well.

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