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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... patient , she was blamed for her own problems— " She's a masochist " or " She comes on so strong - no wonder her husband hits her ! " In many of these settings , we therapists often saw patients together and then , in case conferences ...
... patient , she was blamed for her own problems— " She's a masochist " or " She comes on so strong - no wonder her husband hits her ! " In many of these settings , we therapists often saw patients together and then , in case conferences ...
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... patient had this liberating insight : Mom needed so much for me to think she was a perfect mother - and I bought it : I really believed she was like the mothers on ' Family Ties ' and ' The Cosby Show . ' You can imagine how furious I ...
... patient had this liberating insight : Mom needed so much for me to think she was a perfect mother - and I bought it : I really believed she was like the mothers on ' Family Ties ' and ' The Cosby Show . ' You can imagine how furious I ...
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... patient to go beyond mother - blame and self - blame . Traditional therapists tend to believe sincerely that mother - blaming fits reality , and they regard themselves as helping their patients to accept this reality . Thus , women are ...
... patient to go beyond mother - blame and self - blame . Traditional therapists tend to believe sincerely that mother - blaming fits reality , and they regard themselves as helping their patients to accept this reality . Thus , women are ...
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