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The Emotionally Absent Mother
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Good book
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Summary
The groundbreaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.
Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering. In this second edition of her pioneering book, with compassion for mother and child alike, she explains:
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- ibekristi
- 08-08-18
Good book but not the audio version
I have the hard copy of this book but couldn't find time to squeeze in the reading so I got the audio version. I got 3 chapters in and had to stop. The narration sounds robotic. I couldn't bare to listen. I went back to the actual book. Much better.
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- sheldon alston
- 31-08-18
Amazing
Loved it to the point real self help book will read again and again each time gives more insight
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-18
worth the time
Book starts slow and very generalized....it gets more informative and much useful after Chapter 12
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- g!
- 29-11-18
useful
This has many useful pausing moments to write down answers to questions so I'll definitely be buying the hard back version. Listening to it first is likely ideal. anyone with emotionally absent mothers NEEDS to listen/read this! Very grateful.