Making Peace with Your Parents: The Key to Enriching Your Life and All Your Relationships“Making Peace with Your Parents is compassionate, well-written, and will be of great value to many.”—Leo Buscaglia No matter how old you are and whether or not your parents are alive, you have to come to terms with them. This wise and practical book will show you how to deal with the most fundamental relationships in your life and, in the process, become the happy, creative, and fulfilled person you are meant to be. “A marvelous and helpful book on how to release the emotional pains of growing up, to forgive and release the feelings of guilt, and to celebrate the miracle of being alive. Dr. Bloomfield’s book is worth thousands of dollars of therapy.”—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross “No one book can resolve a lifetime of hurts and misunderstandings, but it can remove the blinders from our eyes. Make an effort now.”—Los Angeles Times |
Contents
A Personal Challenge | 15 |
From Resentment to Forgiveness | 19 |
Expressing Anger and Love with Your Family | 63 |
Martyrs Dictators and Other Difficult Parents | 84 |
Unraveling the Sexual Messages | 124 |
Dealing with Parental Aging Dying and Death | 157 |
Becoming Your Own Best Parent | 193 |
References | 219 |
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