Women of all ages want to make others happy--it's just in a woman's nature, isn't it? But what happens when that need to please goes wrong, and a woman keeps pushing herself harder while simultaneously ignoring her own needs? What happens when a woman begins to think self-sabotaging girly thoughts--thoughts like If only I was thinner . . . younger . . . prettier . . . was into kinkier sex . . . ? What happens when relationships sour and the trauma is carried into subsequent relationships? Noted psychologist and author Dr. Patricia O'Gorman answers these questions for today's generation of women. This groundbreaking book reveals how girly thoughts are just conclusions women reach as a way of making sense of the trauma they've experienced and the resulting codependency issues they grapple with. They need to be reminded from time to time of the saying that while legendary dancer Fred Astaire received top billing, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels. Whether dealing with family members, coworkers, intimate relationships, or a best friend, when a woman feels less than she often misses the path toward achieving her true potential. Blaming herself for what someone else has done to her is, sadly, a common theme among women, but Dr. O'Gorman shows how this reaction is merely how women have been conditioned to respond--then provides the tools they need to break the cycle and become more resilient. Resilience, according to Dr. O'Gorman, is the part of us that celebrates cycles: it looks forward to new beginnings and back to past lessons. Using this life-long lens, readers will learn valuable ways of looking at their interpersonal relationships and will acquire tools to become more resilient,
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Health Communications
ISBN-13
9780757317095
eBay Product ID (ePID)
141536726
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Resilient Woman: Revised and Expanded
Author
Patricia A. O'gorman
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Psychology
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Patricia A. O'gorman
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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