Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-daughter RelationshipA nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women shows how the angerand agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bondbased on understanding and respect. |
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... anger doesn't make either the anger or the primary feelings go away , but expressing only the anger usually doesn't help much . Anger can help us to overcome our feelings of powerlessness : When we see that we don't deserve to feel ...
... anger doesn't make either the anger or the primary feelings go away , but expressing only the anger usually doesn't help much . Anger can help us to overcome our feelings of powerlessness : When we see that we don't deserve to feel ...
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... anger . In contrast , showing anger is consistent with the male image , even enhancing it . Father - son hostility is considered healthy competition or masculine aggression , and daughter's anger at father is even more taboo . In a ...
... anger . In contrast , showing anger is consistent with the male image , even enhancing it . Father - son hostility is considered healthy competition or masculine aggression , and daughter's anger at father is even more taboo . In a ...
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... anger is so destructive : After all , if our mothers can't accept our anger , we feel , then how dangerous our anger must be ! Earlier in this chapter , I mentioned the mother's and daugh- ter's fears that fully expressing our warm ...
... anger is so destructive : After all , if our mothers can't accept our anger , we feel , then how dangerous our anger must be ! Earlier in this chapter , I mentioned the mother's and daugh- ter's fears that fully expressing our warm ...
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