A large part of the population struggles with the feeling of being alienated from themselves and their loved ones. They feel flawed and blame themselves. "Running on Empty" will help them recognize that their suffering is not due to something that happened to them in childhood, but rather to something that did not happen. It is the empty space in their family picture, the background instead of the foreground. This will be the first self-help book to bring this invisible force to light, educating people about it and teaching them how to cope with it.