Published in 2025
304 pages
Born in Yorkshire, Harriet Shearsmith is a certified coach, trainee therapist, and award-winning content creator. She is one of the most prominent parenting voices in the UK; with a focus on cycle-breaking parenting, she helps other parents to be the parent they wish they’d had and heal their generational trauma. Harriet has created a podcast and online community supporting adult children of dysfunctional, toxic families and discusses topics from estrangement to healing childhood wounds.
What is this book about?
Learn to set boundaries with a toxic parent, heal your inner child, and bring confidence into a new—healthier—version of parenting.
Cycle Breakers is a personal yet relatable journey of self-discovery, healing, and growth. Part memoir and part manual, popular UK empowerment coach Harriet Shearsmith dives into the complexities of parent-child relationships, revealing how to safely and effectively challenge emotionally immature parents, redefine your identity, and create a new narrative for yourself and your family. Here, Shearsmith beautifully melds psychological insight with practical tools for how to navigate estrangement and dysfunctional family dynamics in a digital age where protecting your peace is harder than ever. Inside you will find:
- A hopeful future: Discover how to let go of guilt, embrace self-compassion, and move forward with confidence into your own journey of parenting.
- Relatable insights: Through candid storytelling, the author shares how to navigate complicated dynamics and transcend painful family history.
- Actionable guidance: Includes exercises and reflections to help you recognize unhealthy patterns and build a life aligned with your values.
- Empowering strategies: Learn practical tools to set boundaries, foster self-worth, and cultivate healthier relationships.
