About The Scapegoat Solution™ Digital Research Journal
In a world of quick answers and emotionally activating soundbites, I am committed to providing deeply researched insights into the insidious systemic phenomenon I named ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA) while helping survivors reclaim their lives.
Rebecca C Mandeville, MA, Clinical Researcher and Pioneer of FSA
About Rebecca C. Mandeville
Welcome to my Substack. I’m the founding researcher who coined the term ‘Family Scapegoating Abuse’ (FSA) and the author of the best selling book, ‘Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role’. I served as Core Faculty at the world-renowned Institute for Transpersonal Psychology and am also an FSA survivor. Learn more about my research and my background by visiting my Scapegoat Recovery website.
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📊 The Research
My FSA content is built in the clinical trenches. I’ve spent nearly twenty years mapping the mechanics of systemic projection in dysfunctional and narcissistic families and counseling thousands of scapegoat survivors.
My FSA research findings have been legitimized in peer-reviewed public health and medical journals and are now being adopted by clinicians worldwide—but most importantly, they have been validated by the tens of thousands of survivors who finally found their ‘lived experience’ in my Scapegoat Recovery website, YouTube videos, and my popular research-supported book, Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed.
From “Shattered” to Sovereign
🌐 The Mission
You may have realized that “traditional” talk therapy and generic support groups aren’t enough to heal the specific, systemic trauma of being the family scapegoat.
True healing from FSA requires more than just “venting”; it demands a structured deconstruction of the projections placed upon you since childhood. By shifting our focus from the symptoms of the abuse or the pathology of the abuser to the mechanics of the system itself, we can finally clear the path for identity reclamation and integral transformation.
"I have found such incredible understanding about my own situation, and really appreciate your research, your book, and your ongoing videos and posts about overcoming FSA.” - Paid Subscriber
You were the family’s “Problem.” Here, you are the Solution.
(Note: I only accept Monthly subscriptions, not annual, at this time).
Rebecca C. Mandeville, MA, CCTP-II
Founding Researcher, Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA) Education™
If you are seeking immediate access to my extensive resources on Family Scapegoating Abuse, you are invited to visit my primary research site at https://www.scapegoatrecovery.com.
A Note on the Integrity of this Work
Proprietary terms such as Family Scapegoating Abuse (FSA)™, the Kintsugi Method for FSA Recovery™, the Identity Reconstruction and Self Restoration Framework—are the result of over twenty years of research and clinical study. Please read about Permissions before using or modifying my content in your own work.
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