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The Mother Dance (Abridged): How Children Change Your Life Audiobook
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Bestselling Author Harriet Lerner leads you in the most magnificent dance of all: The Mother Dance!
Her phenomenally successful audio books have profoundly changed the way we think about anger and intimacy. Now psychologist and mother Harriet Lerner tackles the most emotionally charged, issue of all time: motherhood.
In her own candid, and compassionate voice, Dr. Lerner discusses this extraordinary, life-altering experience as no one before her has done. Listen as she explores:
- his new life versus your new life
- worry guilt, self-blame and other unavoidables of motherhood
- how your own childhood influences your parenting
- the unexpected feelings motherhood awakens in you -- good and bad
- how children change your marriage
- how to talk to kids you can't talk to
- mothers and daughters -- mothers and sons
- and much much more -- from labor pains to empty nest pangs
Lerner shares personal stories and vivid case examples that are both hilarious and heart-wrenching. Lerner will guide you on this lifelong journey, whether you're considering having children, currently raising little ones, or are the mother of grown-up children.
Read by the author on two cassettes.
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"Admittedly skimmed through to the sections that I most wanted to read, but what I did read was excellent honest real and full of insight. This is the first Harriet Lerner I've read and it makes me want to go out and find more. "
— Adrienne (4 out of 5 stars)
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“What a gift…True, touching, practical, spiritual, sanity-saving, and I laughed out loud with recognition, surprise and gratitude.”
— Anne Lamott -
“Harriet Lerner pioneers on behalf of women’s whole humanity. Each chapter in The Mother Dance is worth the price of admission.”
— Gloria Steinem -
“A popular psychotherapist writes with grace and striking candor about what it is like to be a mother.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
“The Mother Dance offers mothers-to-be a guide for the road ahead, and women who are already mothers will recognize their own dilemmas and situations, and gain clarity about their experiences. Throughout, Lerner is wise, personal, and truthful about her own failings. This book is a welcome addition to the recent discourse on the mothering experience.”
— Amazon.com Review
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ANew York Times bestselling author
The Mother Dance Listener Reviews
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" This book is a grab bag, each chapter like a novella on a different topic, though all related to parenting and family life. She is wise and insightful. I was compelled through each chapter despite the shifts of focus. "
— Maria, 1/13/2014 -
" great book for parents of kids of all ages. "
— Lucy, 11/14/2013 -
" I loved this book! I totally related to her perspective of motherhood NOT being all it's cracked up to be and all the good stuff too! "
— Liam's, 10/30/2013 -
" Good read but no big revelations... "
— Laurie, 9/30/2013 -
" Yuck. Awful. Horrible, etc. I only made it 48 pages in before I threw in the towel. "
— Denise, 9/10/2013 -
" A little fun pop psychology about being a mom. I found this very silly at times, and very insightful at times. Overall, I'm glad I read it, but the word to insight ratio could be improved upon. "
— Inder, 5/20/2013 -
" I would not have understood this book before I had a child. It was very helpful because it dispels all the oppressive mommy myths. "
— Alicia, 4/13/2013 -
" Gotta love another mother of boys. I like her writing style and the stories she shares. "
— Deirdre, 3/14/2013 -
" Honest and insiteful, if you are not a cookie cutter mommie this book is for you. "
— Onni, 6/12/2012 -
" Admittedly skimmed through to the sections that I most wanted to read, but what I did read was excellent honest real and full of insight. This is the first Harriet Lerner I've read and it makes me want to go out and find more. "
— Adrienne, 5/6/2012 -
" Nice to read a "parenting" book that is more about the parent than the kids! "
— Lesley, 4/7/2012 -
" As I seem to recall, this book was very popular when it was released. I enjoyed some of her analysis about the generational differences in women's childrearing and her musings about how motherhood profoundly changes us. "
— Sherry, 1/3/2012 -
" Very fun read. Love Harriet Lerner. "
— Judy, 3/23/2011 -
" Yuck. Awful. Horrible, etc. I only made it 48 pages in before I threw in the towel. "
— Denise, 3/21/2011 -
" great book for parents of kids of all ages. "
— Lucy, 1/2/2011 -
" A little fun pop psychology about being a mom. I found this very silly at times, and very insightful at times. Overall, I'm glad I read it, but the word to insight ratio could be improved upon. "
— Inder, 12/20/2010 -
" Good read but no big revelations... "
— Laurie, 7/16/2010 -
" Nice to read a "parenting" book that is more about the parent than the kids! "
— Lesley, 6/1/2010 -
" I loved this book! I totally related to her perspective of motherhood NOT being all it's cracked up to be and all the good stuff too! "
— Liam's, 7/7/2009 -
" Honest and insiteful, if you are not a cookie cutter mommie this book is for you. "
— Onni, 3/13/2009 -
" Gotta love another mother of boys. I like her writing style and the stories she shares. "
— Deirdre, 5/13/2008 -
" Very fun read. Love Harriet Lerner. "
— Judy, 2/21/2008 -
" I would not have understood this book before I had a child. It was very helpful because it dispels all the oppressive mommy myths. "
— Alicia, 1/29/2008
About Harriet Lerner
Harriet Lerner, PhD, is one of the nation’s most loved and respected relationship experts. Renowned for her work on the psychology of women and family relationships, she served as a staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic for more than two decades. A distinguished lecturer, workshop leader, and psychotherapist, she is also the author of The Dance of Anger and other bestselling books and coauthor with her sister of an award-winning children’s book.