Subscribing to Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education™
A Trauma-Informed Educational Community for FSA Adult Survivors… Here, You Are Believed.
From the researcher and clinician who coined the term ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA)
Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) can happen in any type of dysfunctional family system, not just a narcissistic one. Learn about the impact my research on FSA is having around the world.
- Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP: Founder of Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education and author of Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role.
“Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education with Rebecca C Mandeville, LMFT, CCTP, is a source of community support, articles and education for those struggling with controlling or abusive family relationships.
Dr. Simon Rogoff, author of Narcissism, Trauma, and Celebrity (Subscriber)
Welcome to my Substack
Recovering from family scapegoating abuse (FSA) is both a brave and challenging journey, often marked by isolation. However, you don’t have to navigate it on your own. Embracing community involvement and reaching out to connect with fellow survivors can be transformative for your healing. By engaging with a supportive community that understands the devastating effects of FSA, subscribers may gain more than just a sense of belonging - they also open doors to shared experiences, mutual understanding, and collective empowerment.
Via the Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education Substack, our community of adult survivors have co-created an online environment that is both validating and supportive. Many paid subscribers have shared they are experiencing a reduction in nervous system activation and a ‘quantum leap’ in their recovery and healing as they engage with other survivors of FSA who understand their experiences.
While it can feel temporarily satisfying to keep the focus on those who have caused us harm, online offerings aimed at family abuse survivors that continuously activates their nervous system via highly charged, ‘activating’ content can move FSA survivors beyond their Window of Tolerance when they have a history of relational trauma.
We’re doing something different here.
My Substack is not designed to ‘up-sell’ paid subscribers into expensive online courses. Instead, you’ll experience the healing power of community as it organically unfolds within a ‘trauma-informed’ container via our private online groups and chats, facilitated by the world’s leading expert on FSA (I literally “wrote the book” on it!). As a paid subscriber of FSA Education, you’ll also have exclusive access to content I don’t share anywhere else, including tips, tools, and resources to assist you in your FSA recovery.
Scroll down to learn about Free and Paid Subscriber benefits. Don’t forget to confirm your subscription and then look for an important ‘Welcome’ email after subscribing!
“Misfits, outsiders, scapegoats. This is groundbreaking work.”
Kelly Thompson, author of There’s Nothing Wrong With You and There Never Was (Subscriber)
Benefits of Subscribing
As a free subscriber, you’ll receive my public articles on FSA-related topics delivered to your inbox, along with limited access to my article archives. I’ll also occasionally send you a preview of paid subscriber content.
As a paid subscriber, you’ll be joining a community of supportive FSA adult survivors and be able to engage in topic-focused Chat threads and groups held in private, paywall-protected spaces. You’ll also receive exclusive content I don’t share anywhere else (including my popular FSA Recovery Affirmations, which you’ll receive every Monday). I also provide access to worksheets, surveys, and other unique offerings. Your monthly or annual pledge also supports my efforts to continue publicizing FSA and its effects internationally, as well as my ongoing FSA research efforts.
Scroll down to learn more about free and paid subscriber benefits after reading the important information below.
Subscription Process - READ CAREFULLY
To enjoy all that my Substack has to offer, it is recommended you access FSA Education using a BROWSER, not the Substack mobile app. Access my navigation Menu (including the Paid Subscriber Site Directory) from a browser on your phone or other device using this link: https://familyscapegoathealing.substack.com
Signing Up to My Substack and ‘Recommendations’: While signing up, you’ll be invited to follow my ‘scene’ by subscribing to other Substack’s that I recommend due to their quality content (free or paid). If you prefer not to subscribe to these Substack’s you can simply ‘deselect’ one or more of these Substack’s or click on ‘deselect all’ by unchecking the appropriate boxes to decline specific recommendations - You can also just click ‘skip’ at the bottom of the screen to bypass all of my recommendations.
Confirm Your Subscription (Double Opt-In): Once you subscribe, you’ll need to confirm your subscription via the email you’ll receive from my Substack.
After confirming your subscription, you’ll receive a very important, detailed Welcome email that you’ll want to read in its entirety to ensure you have the best experience of my Substack site.
If you don’t see these emails, check your Promotions, Spam, or All Mail folders as they may have ended up there. You’ll want to then move those emails into your inbox so our emails don’t end up in those folders again.
PLEASE NOTE: Your monthly subscription renews automatically every billing period until you cancel it. Annual subscriptions are not automatically renewed unless you choose this setting via the Stripe customer portal. You may cancel your monthly subscription anytime by going to your Substack Account Settings.
UPGRADING FROM FREE TO PAID: If you sign up for free to my Substack but want to upgrade to a paid subscription later, you’ll want to visit my home page using a BROWSER and not the Substack Mobile App.
Deepen Your Understanding of FSA and Experience a Supportive Community By Subscribing Today!
LEARN MORE ABOUT FREE AND PAID SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS
You can learn more about my research efforts and my mission to bring international attention to this form of systemic psycho-emotional abuse by reading my article, Why Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Merits Global Attention.
Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) is a trademarked term. By requiring that permissions be granted for associating goods and services with the term Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA), I have an opportunity to ensure that the planned content or group offerings(s) accurately reflect my research findings on this unique systemic phenomenon associated with dysfunctional and narcissistic family systems, thereby protecting consumers from distorted or erroneous interpretations of my original FSA research (I do not charge for the granted permissions).
