Based on the author's clinical experience and workshops she has introduced, a 20th anniversary edition of the classic guide helps women understand the causes and patterns of their anger while providing specific alternatives for forging more powerful relationships.
Psychotherapist Harriet Lerner instructs readers on how to communicate in important relationships without over-emotionalizing the problem. She discusses a range of topics for a range of relationships while teaching active listening skills and urging readers to express themselves authentically.
All intimate relationships can be terribly damanged by too mcuh distance, too mcuh intensity or simply too much pain. In clear, direct and dramatic terms, psychotherapist Harriet G. Lerner illustrates how we can move differently in these key relationships -- be they with a distant or unfaithful spouse, a depressed sister, a difficult mother, an ...
"Anger is a signal and one worth listening to, " writes Dr. Harriet Lerner in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this vivid, ...
Pretending, says Harriet Lerner, is so closely associated with femininity that it is, quite simply, what the culture teaches women to do. Truth-telling is, on the other hand, closely linked to whatever is most essential in people's lives. It is the foundation of authenticity, self-regard, intimacy, integrity and joy. In this book, Dr Lerner first ...
In this bold look at women and the psychotherapists who work with them, Dr. Harriet Goldhor Lerner, author of the bestselling The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Intimacy, challenges traditional notions of female psychology.
The witty tale of a determined young lady and her untameable hairdo! Fanny B. Kranny loves her long, frizzy hair, even though it's always getting her into trouble. It ties itself in knots on the buttons of her dress and gets caught in the refrigerator door. Her parents want her to get it cut so it's nice and neat like her smug sister Bertha's, but ...
A groundbreaking exploration of the significance and role of pretending and truth-telling in women's lives from Harriet Lerner, an internationally renowned expert on the psychology of women and the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger and The Dance of Intimacy (nearly 100,000 hardcover and 400,000 paperback copies sold).
A woman's guide to recognizing and changing her patterns of anger into a constructive force. This tape from the bestselling book addresses the difficulties and effort involved in changing established patterns.
One of America's most respected and bestselling self-help writers provides "life preserving" advice on life, love and work in an engaging question-and-answer format. Dr. Harriet Lerner's books have sold more than 3 million copies and her monthly column in "New Woman" reaches 4.5 million readers each month.
After Rosie accidentally swallows an apple seed, her older sister, Katie, tells her that she'll soon have an apple tree growing all through her body. While Rosie imagines both the good and bad things about having tree branches growing out of her ears, Katie learns that often a little lie grows faster than a big apple tree. Color illustrations ...
An inspirational guide for women addresses such issues as work and creativity, anger and intimacy, and friendship and marriage, offering readers suggestions for solving problems and introducing joy, meaning, and integrity in their lives.
Using wonderfully inviting therapeutic vioce along with personal memories and examples drawn from her practice, Lerner gives fear its due. We needn't let it stop us from acting with dignity, integrity and brio. We need to harness fear and put it in service to our best selves.
Taking the listener inside the lives of real women, Dr. Lerner shows how women can get angry, speak up, and resolve life issues. With advice, techniques and examples, this audio helps anyone seeking to understand the connections between anger, self-esteem and change.
This heart-to-heart session takes a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged--by emotional distancing or by too much intensity--and offers practical ideas for overcoming these primary obstacles.
With an intriguing grasp of human dynamics, Dr. Lerner illustrates how intense family and social pressures sabotage mother-daughter dialogue. Instead of condemning our mothers for disappointing us, Dr. Lerner shows how listeners can develop a genuine appreciation for the differences. When a daughter begins to know her mother as a real person, she ...
The landmark woman's guide to intimate relationships has shown women from all walks of life how to turn anger into a constructive force for reshaping their lives. La danza de la ira brings this insightful and prescriptive guide to a whole new American audience and speaks to the needs of Latina women trying to break out of traditional roles.
Franny B. Kranny's long, frizzy hair is big trouble. If ties itself in knots on the buttons of her dress and gets stuck in the refrigerator door! But Franny B. Kranny loves her hair. She refuses to cut if and is furious when she has to get a fancy new hairdo for a family reunion. Then a bird decides to male Franny B. Kranny's hair its home, and ...
El presente libro supone una oportunidad para empezar a reflexionar de verdad sobre los problemas que nos estan haciendo la vida imposible. Simplemente no hay que ponerse nerviosa, ni mucho menos furiosa, sino empezar a pensar por nosotras mismas sobre todas las cuestiones que nos rodean dia a dia. A partir de ahi, sera la propia Harriet Lerner ...
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