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Mothers Who Can't Love - by Susan Forward & Donna Frazier Glynn (Paperback)

Mothers Who Can't Love - by  Susan Forward & Donna Frazier Glynn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><P>With Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters, Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of the smash #1 bestseller Toxic Parents, offers a powerful look at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters and provides clear, effective techniques for overcoming that painful legacy.<P>In more than 35 years as a therapist, Forward has worked with large numbers of women struggling to escape the emotional damage inflicted by the women who raised them. Subjected to years of criticism, competition, role-reversal, smothering control, emotional neglect and abuse, these women are plagued by anxiety and depression, relationship problems, lack of confidence and difficulties with trust. They doubt their worth, and even their ability to love.Forward examines the Narcissistic Mother, the Competitive Mother, the Overly Enmeshed mother, the Control Freak, Mothers who need Mothering, and mothers who abuse or fail to protect their daughters from abuse.<P>Filled with compelling case histories, Mothers Who Can t Love outlines the self-help techniques Forward has developed to transform the lives of her clients, showing women how to overcome the pain of childhood and how to act in their own best interests.<P>Warm and compassionate, Mothers Who Can t Love offers daughters the emotional support and tools they need to heal themselves and rebuild their confidence and self-respect."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>With <em>Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters</em>, Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of the smash #1 bestseller <em>Toxic Parents</em>, offers a powerful look at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters--and provides clear, effective techniques for overcoming that painful legacy.</strong></p><p>In more than 35 years as a therapist, Forward has worked with large numbers of women struggling to escape the emotional damage inflicted by the women who raised them. Subjected to years of criticism, competition, role-reversal, smothering control, emotional neglect and abuse, these women are plagued by anxiety and depression, relationship problems, lack of confidence, and difficulties with trust. They doubt their worth, and even their ability to love.<br/><br/>Forward examines the Narcissistic Mother, the Competitive Mother, the Overly Enmeshed mother, the Control Freak, Mothers who need Mothering, and mothers who abuse or fail to protect their daughters from abuse. </p><p>Filled with compelling case histories, <em>Mothers Who Can't Love </em>outlines the self-help techniques Forward has developed to transform the lives of her clients, showing women how to overcome the pain of childhood and how to act in their own best interests. </p><p>Warm and compassionate, <em>Mothers Who Can't Love </em>offers daughters the emotional support and tools they need to heal themselves and rebuild their confidence and self-respect.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Over the course of thirty-five years as a therapist, Susan Forward has worked with a large number of women struggling to escape the emotional damage inflicted by the women who raised them. Subjected to years of criticism, competition, role reversal, smothering control, emotional neglect, and other forms of abuse, women raised by mothers who can't love are plagued by anxiety, depression, relationship problems, lack of confidence, and difficulties with trust. But as Forward explains, it is possible to heal the mother wound and find help and validation.</p><p>Filled with compelling case histories, <em>Mothers Who Can't Love</em> looks at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters and provides effective techniques to help them overcome the pain of their childhoods, reclaim their confidence and self-respect, and break the cycle of emotional destructiveness for future generations.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A riveting, compassionate guide to helping women transcend the wounds inflicted by their rejecting or abusive mothers."--Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., author of <i>How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To</i><br><br>"A useful challenge to accepted wisdom about the normally taboo subject of mother love, with helpful tips on how to jump-start the healing process."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>"Forward validates the reader's feelings and presents effective coping mechanisms, offering suggestions on setting boundaries, negotiating for a better relationship, [and] being assertive . . . Highly recommended."--<i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)<br><br>"I know so many women who will feel enormously grateful for <i>Mothers Who Can't Love</i>, and rightly so. This thoughtful and thorough book will validate their feelings and their stories, and even more important will offer invaluable and empowering wisdom."--Mira Kirshenbaum, author of <i>I Love You but I Don't Trust You and <i>Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay</i><br><br>"Once again Susan Forward has identified an important issue that has been calling out for her expertise and unique perspective. This landmark book is powerful, accessible and extremely supportive - just what women need! Her case examples are riveting, her techniques are brilliant and her wisdom is poignant."--Beverly Engel, author of <i>Healing Your Emotional Self</i> and <i>The Nice Girl Syndrome</i><br><br>"Susan Forward has saved millions of lives with her profound wisdom that children raised by abusive parents need not "forgive and forget" to heal and move on to happy, healthy lives. . . . A powerful guide to self healing."--Carole H. Brower, Research Professor, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA<br>

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