Eamon Dolan
@eamondolan
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Editor (Simon & Schuster). Photographer (subway & skyline). Author of THE POWER OF PARTING (Putnam, 2025) He/him
Brooklyn, NY
Joined April 2009
I’m delighted & honored to share the first #blurb for THE POWER OF PARTING from THE @lorigottlieb_author 🙏📘🙏 #thepowerofparting #abuse #survivor #estrangement #nocontact #lowcontact #cptsd #tpop
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Many thanks to @katieroiphe1 for including my take on #estrangement from #toxicfamily in her candid, nuanced & wise piece in today’s @wsj
https://t.co/KGInhhicGL
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I wish my husband and his father could reconcile, but some kinds of pain are better left unexplored.
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I just received this copy of a dishy new unauthorized #biography. We can all agree on the title’s accuracy, but other portions of the book might benefit from a more rigorous fact-check
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Of all the 1-star Amazon reviews for my book, #thepowerofparting (there are two), this is my favorite. Never mind that it’s not true; I take it as a compliment. Thanks, Daynie! #toxicfamily #abuse #cptsd #nocontact #lowcontact #estrangement #healing #tpop @PutnamBooks
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Why Abuse Survivors Should Embrace Their Anger | Psychology Today
psychologytoday.com
Feeling and expressing anger at our tormentors is an essential and accessible route to healing.
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My latest column..
Having kids offers many survivors of family abuse their first insights into how toxic their own upbringing was. It also gives them the emotional and cognitive tools that they need to heal, writes @eamondolan
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For the first time in 15 years, I visited the house where my siblings & I were abused for decades. I doubt that placing a copy of #thepowerofparting there will exorcise any demons that linger there. But doing so felt like proof that I’ve exorcised demons that had long haunted me
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I’m very happy to share my first blog post for @PsychToday. Going forward, my blog will deal mostly with the intertwined issues of #familyabuse & #estrangement. But first I’ll pay tribute to the author who convinced me that I could be an author https://t.co/qZh8dHV2oG
psychologytoday.com
Melody Beattie's radically down-to-earth wisdom transformed the self-help industry, saved lives, and gave authors the courage to share their own stories of hardship and survival.
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My marvelous colleague & friend @maria.manuela03 handmade the best merch ever: a #tpop fridge magnet! The other 500 magnets on my office door pale in comparison 💙💛🙏💛💙 #thepowerofparting @PutnamBooks
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#thepowerofparting just got a rave in the @nytimes! 🙏📘🙏 #abuse #cptsd #estrangement #nocontact #lowcontact #healing @PutnamBooks https://t.co/sYestKRIJQ via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
In “The Power of Parting,” Eamon Dolan makes a persuasive case for eliminating contact with family members whose abusive behavior can’t be redeemed.
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Depending on which point I mark as the start of my journey, I’ve been waiting either 3 years or 6 decades for this moment—the arrival of the first finished copy of #thepowerofparting. 🙏🙏🙏 to @putnambooks, @aevitas_creative, & my #chosenfamily for getting me to this moment
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I’m honored to see my take on #estrangement in the @nytimes 🙏📘🙏 #thepowerofparting @putnambooks
https://t.co/zbH5I9OTLs via @NYTOpinion
nytimes.com
Estrangement is often the most moral option. What’s immoral is encouraging people to remain in relationships that hurt them.
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We New Yorkers haven’t been through anything like what our LA friends are enduring now. But we have had just enough contact with wildfires to feel deep sympathy & concern for all Angelenos. Sending them 💪 & ❤️
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New year, new review! In fact, this is a pull quote from the very first review for #thepowerofparting. It comes from a trade mag that often approaches books by publishing insiders with a jaundiced eye. So, I greet it with a “phew!” and a “yay!” #cptsd #estrangement @putnambooks
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A few of my friends have asked if I’d be narrating the audio edition of #thepowerofparting. It would seem the answer is: yes! Day 1 was grueling but fun. A couple more days to go—unless I narrate at 2x speed.. #abuse #survivor #cptsd #estrangement #nocontact #lowcontact #tpop
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If you’re a #survivor, please consider keeping these gifts for yourself this year.. #abuse #trauma #cptsd #estrangement #thepowerofparting #tpop
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Between the woods and frozen lake / The darkest evening of the year. #prospectpark #brooklyn #winter #solstice #robertfrost
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While writing #thepowerofparting, I turned every day to the wisdom @sitwithwhit shares on her social, in her newsletter, & in her book, TOXIC POSITIVITY. So, getting these kind words from her about #tpop is pretty darn thrilling 🙏🙏🙏 #survivor #cptsd #estrangement #nocontact
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What many other abuse survivors and I want most for Christmas.. #abuse #trauma #survivor #cptsd #estrangement #nocontact #lowcontact #thepowerofparting #tpop
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