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The Body Never Lies
- The Lingering Effects of Hurtful Parenting
- Narrated by: Sara Clinton
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
An examination of childhood trauma and its surreptitious, debilitating effects by one of the world's leading psychoanalysts.
Never before has world-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller examined so persuasively the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, and Marcel Proust, Miller shows how a child's humiliation, impotence, and bottled rage will manifest itself as adult illness - be it cancer, stroke, or other debilitating diseases. Never one to shy away from controversy, Miller urges society as a whole to jettison its belief in the Fourth Commandment and not to extend forgiveness to parents whose tyrannical childrearing methods have resulted in unhappy, and often ruined, adult lives. In this empowering work, writes Rutgers professor Philip Greven, "[listeners] will learn how to confront the overt and covert traumas of their own childhoods with the enlightened guidance of Alice Miller."
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- ninam
- 29-12-22
Good content /interesting /though provoking
Sounded very automated - which was a shame. I persevered as the content was interesting.
Thought provoking
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- Jane S
- 14-01-17
Wonderful, inciteful....commonsense
Love it. More books on audible from Alice Miller please. Listen to your body, own and accept your own truths. Everyone should read this.
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- Raymond
- 22-10-17
Majestic
Here about Alice for a long time and this audiobook has been in my library a while so glad I listened to it. She really touched me in so many places and brought me further out of denial about my childhood, recommend for any adult child :)
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- Mila
- 21-03-19
Good but not great
Nice listening experience but I didnt like her overthinking and repeting of the topic.Nice examples and I gained some insite but was pulled off by her agressive tone in offering her ideas.
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- beloved
- 03-06-16
An Eye opener
I love this book. Alice Miller is a clear, profound and insightful woman and her book reflect that.
The only thing I would complaint about its that maybe the narrator was a bit to fast in his reading.
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- Cute Bichons
- 15-06-22
Excellent
A really easy read to understand how your childhood affects adults at everyday life I would recommend.
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- Anna Iskenderova
- 25-11-20
very interesting listen
Insightful book about consequences of physical and mental abuse in childhood.
The performer sounds robotic which at times makes it difficult to follow the story.
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- stacie cowley
- 14-10-20
Fantastic read! This was really insightful thanks
This book really helped me to realise some things about my past, the fact that I don't have to ignore my feelings, on the contrary, embrace them, allowing the anxiety to melt away!
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- SteveR
- 05-06-21
Really good book
Ahead of its time. another book worth reading is the body keeps the score.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-03-21
A must read!
One of the books that will change your perspective on your childhood traumas. No excuses for parental cruelty anymore. Such a breath of fresh air! If you wanna know how your childhood trauma makes you sick ( literally) its a must read! Give your inner child voice!
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