The Porcupine Man: Narcissism: Its Development & Consequences, & Parental Alienation - Couverture souple

Turin, Christine M

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ISBN 13 : 9798893726497

Editeur : Novel Insights by Christina Turin LLC, 2026

Synopsis

Can a child escape a blueprint written before he was born?

Growing up in a small Minnesota town, Harrington Bentley Aho is told from a very young age that he is special, superior, and destined for greatness. But his mother's intense adoration comes with a chilling condition: total devotion and complete obedience. Burdened with her unfulfilled dreams and weaponized against his own father, Harrington is molded into a tool for retribution-systematically taught that everyone else is either an asset to be used or an enemy to be destroyed.

As Harrington grows into adulthood, the toxic patterns instilled in his childhood take a dark and dangerous turn. Fueled by a relentless need for power and control, his relationships become a battleground of manipulation, gaslighting, and emotional abuse. When his marriage eventually fractures under the weight of his narcissism, Harrington launches a calculated, cold-blooded campaign of parental alienation-turning his own children against the mother who loves them in a bitter bid for ultimate revenge.

Written by Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Dr. Christine M. Turin, The Porcupine Man takes readers deep inside the lived experience of betrayal, psychological trauma, and survival. Drawing on over forty years of clinical experience evaluating offenders and treating survivors, Dr. Turin blends gripping fiction with profound psychological expertise. She holds up an uncompromising mirror to the reality of covert narcissism, capturing the devastating emotional toll on fractured families, the insidious nature of gaslighting, and the incredible resilience required to break free, reclaim one's identity, and heal.

Bold, insightful, and deeply human, The Porcupine Man is an essential, unputdownable read for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of narcissism, the heartbreak of parental alienation, and the path toward emotional recovery.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Christine M. Turin is a clinical and forensic psychologist with over forty years of professional experience. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Louisiana State University, raising her two sons as a single mother while evaluating mentally ill offenders at Feliciana Forensic Facility and volunteering in crisis intervention. Throughout her extensive career, she completed specialized training with the Masters and Johnson Institute, served as a staff psychologist at Louisiana's state forensic hospital for more than twenty years, provided expert mitigation testimony in capital murder cases, and acted as State Coordinator for First Responder Support following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In her private practice, Dr. Turin specializes in trauma recovery resulting from parental alienation, adult child estrangement, and narcissistic abuse. She uses narrative storytelling to educate readers on critical psychological topics. The Porcupine Man draws on insights from her decades of therapeutic work to illuminate the lifelong consequences of destructive childhood experiences and offer a path toward understanding and healing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Novel Insights by Christina Turin LLC
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798893726497
• Reliure: Paperback
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 222
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible