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Difficult Mothers :Understanding and Overcoming Their Power

3.82 ( 474 Ratings by Goodreads)
Difficult Mothers

Difficult Mothers :Understanding and Overcoming Their Power

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3.82 (474 Ratings by Goodreads)
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Mother love is often seen as sacred, but for many children the relationship is a painful struggle. Using the newest research on human attachment and brain development, Terri Apter, an internationally acclaimed psychologist and writer, unlocks the mysteries of this complicated bond. She showcases the five different types of difficult mother—the angry mother, the controlling mother, the narcissistic mother, the envious mother, and the emotionally neglectful mother—and explains the patterns of behavior seen in each type. Apter also explores the dilemma at the heart of a difficult relationship: why a mother has such a powerful impact on us and why we continue to care about her responses long after we have outgrown our dependence. She then shows how we can conduct an “emotional audit” on ourselves to overcome the power of the complex feelings a difficult mother inflicts. In the end this book celebrates the great resilience of sons and daughters of difficult mothers as well as acknowledging their special challenges.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780393345445
ISBN10 0393345440
Number Of Pages 256
Item Weight 234 g
Product Dimensions 140 x 211 x 20 mm
Publisher / Reseller WW Norton & Co
Format paperback
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"The most intelligent and lucid account I’ve read of human psychology." -- Carol Gilligan
"Apter . . . risks the wrath of anyone who romanticizes ‘mother love’ as instinctual and universal by describing, candidly and cogently, the framework in which children experience their most significant attachment." -- Huffington Post
"This sound, intelligent book is a good starting point for a self-examination." -- Publishers Weekly
"Apter’s advice will help readers make sense of difficult mother-child relationships and develop strategies for reshaping responses and expectations. . . . Anyone with a problematic maternal relationship will find empathy and therapeutic approaches for healing." -- Library Journal

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Author's Bio

Terri Apter is a writer, psychologist, and retired Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge. Her ten books include The Sister Knot, Difficult Mothers, and What Do You Want from Me? She lives in Cambridge, England.

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