The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships

by Lerner, Harriet

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Book description: Harpercollins, 1-Apr-89. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Mild shelf wear & sunfading along spine of purple dustjacket, price clipped on inner flap. Lightly aged pages, no writing or marks in text. From Publishers Weekly: This sensible self-help book draws on family-systems therapy in recommending thoughtful ""self-focus"" for women stuck in difficult relationships with either mates or families. Emphasizing that ""a truly intimate relationship is one in which we can be who we are, which means being open about ourselves,"" Lerner ( The Dance of Anger ; Women in Therapy ) highlights the importance of women defining themselves, their needs and limits, rather than reacting to anxiety unthinkingly--either by emotionally distancing themselves from problems or by overreacting. A staff psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic, Lerner illustrates her points with case studies from her family as well as her practice. To explore what unhelpful patterns of behavior may be passed down from past generations, she advises creating a genogram, or family diagram, going back to a person's grandparents or earlier. Lerner's book presumes at least an acquaintance with professional jargon but should be accessible to most readers of pop psychology. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. Book Description: InThe Dance of Intimacy, the bestselling author of The Dance of Anger outlines the steps to take so that good relationships can be strengthened and difficult ones can be healed. Taking a careful look at those relationships where intimacy is most challenged--by distance, intensity, or pain--she teaches us about the specific changes we can make to achieve a more solid sense of self and a more intimate connectedness with others. Combining clear advice with vivid case examples, Dr. Lerner offers us the most solid, helpful book on intimate relationships that both women and men may ever encounter. ISBN: 0060160675.

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