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Get the Summary of Lindsay C. Gibson's Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
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If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you probably still struggle with anger, sadness, resentment, or shame. As a child, your emotional needs were not met, your feelings were dismissed, and you likely took on adult...
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Get the Summary of William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he...
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Book Preview: #1 Louise Robinette was first attracted to David when he was seventeen and she was ten. They had secret hand-holding during fiery Pentecostal services at the Church of God in Princeton, West Virginia. She would later say she would marry him and have twelve children.
#2 King Turpin Jr. had a religious experience in Kentucky that led him to become a preacher, and he moved...
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Book Preview: #1 In 1978, I was asked to teach a thirteen-week course on marriage at my church. The topic was: what must a couple do to stay happily married. The book that resulted from this course, His Needs, Her Needs, was a bestseller and continues to be one of the most popular books on marriage today.
#2 The beginning of the end of the traditional nuclear family in America was in 1960, when I was 19 years old. I had been trying to become a marriage...
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Book Preview: #1 When we become parents, we bring with us issues from our past that influence the way we parent our children. These issues can easily get triggered in the parent-child relationship, and our responses toward our children can be strong emotional reactions, impulsive behaviors, or distortions in our perceptions.
#2 I had similar experiences as a parent, and found that...
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Get the Summary of T.A. Williams' A Little Piece of Paradise in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Having worked in Rome for four years, Sophie's excited to revisit to Italy, even if it reignites memories of a cheating ex who soon learns of her return and wants to rekindle their spark. Sophie realises that distance does indeed make the heart grow fonder — but for her friend back home,...
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Get the Summary of Natalie Franke's Built to Belong in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Many of us feel more alone than ever despite living in the most connected society in human history. We need to belong in the same way that we need oxygen—our physical bodies require it. We perform better and have greater successes as individuals when we are connected to the collective.
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Book Preview: #1 You've been working on your relationship, hoping that love would be enough. But you've been agonizing over whether or not to stay. Now you're ready to make the choice that's been weighing on your heart.
#2 Leaving your relationship means finally freeing yourself from the confusion and pain that comes with it. It means getting on with a new and better life. Until now,...
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#1 The phone rings. I am standing on a stool reaching up for a cookbook that's sitting right in the farthest corner of the top shelf. I have just finished clearing up after the children's dinner, and my foster child, Lily, has announced her decision to become a vegetarian.
#2 I have been working hard to help Lily learn to control her temper and her desire to always be...
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#1 The foster parents were trained to use a system of points and levels to modify behavior. The kids would start on a low level and earn points every day for completing various tasks, with which they could then buy a range of privileges.
#2 I made two charts for the children. One for each child. On each chart, I had written three statements. For each successfully completed...
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#1 Self-care is a buzzword for moms, but it's not just about spending money on activities. It's about making time for yourself and taking care of yourself. You'll learn what self-care is and how to make it a reality for you.
#2 Self-care is the act of taking care of yourself, and it's important to make it a priority. You'll learn that self-care is more than the big,...
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#1 The area where we lived was between the glitzy Hamptons estates and New York City's gritty, disco party culture. We rarely traveled the main roads like the Southern State or Sunrise Highway.
#2 I was always the one who opened the car doors for my mother, since the interior car-door handle was missing. I was always the one who stepped out and pulled the exterior driver's-side...
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#1 This part of the book addresses how verbal abuse limits your potential and how to recover from it. It covers self-help processes to facilitate recovery, including how to discover and recover your greatest gifts, and how to develop a strong sense of self.
#2 Verbal abuse is the attempt to control you. It is important to understand that you are not what you've been...
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#1 The young female body has changed over time, and today's girls menstruate earlier than they did a century ago. They also have sexual intercourse at a younger age than they did a century ago.
#2 Menarche's new timetable is problematic on two levels. While girls are healthier and mature earlier, there has been no acceleration in their emotional and cognitive skills....
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#1 Helen, after college, spent most of her time with non-government organizations fighting for a better world. She went wherever she was needed, and one day, her mother asked her to come home. Her father had killed himself in the house where she grew up.
#2 When I asked Helen if she had ever thought of herself as resilient, she was taken aback but not confused. She replied...
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#1 I want to give my kids the confidence to dream out loud. I want to show them that ridiculously good things do happen, even if they seem completely unbelievable. I was given the opportunity to do something with my creativity and passion, and I want to give that to my kids as well.
#2 When you articulate a new dream, you should receive a response similar to Philip's....
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#1 I eventually managed to visit Christoph and told him that my mother wanted to visit me. He took a photograph of me standing next to the café owner, smiling and holding some cups on a tray. The next day, he gave me a print of the photo and said, Put it in your bag. You can show it to your mum when she comes.
#2 I was excited to see my mother again, and I was excited...
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#1 I grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family, and I was expected to marry a rich Jewish man when I was eighteen and have lots of children. The fact that I had different goals caused a rift in my relationship with my grandfather.
#2 The importance of men was illustrated to me when my brother Lee was born on May 23, 1945, three days before my fifth birthday. My parents brought...
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#1 The mother myth is so strong that if your mother was unloving, you'll inevitably run into a wall of resistance from external forces that defend her. You may be met with skepticism, sharp criticism, and counterproductive advice.
#2 The pain of having an unloving mother is intensely lonely and isolating. It is common for even a well-meaning friend or relative to discount...
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#1 The first few months with a newborn are a whirlwind of feeding and sleep deprivation, so it is important to prepare your home for these periods. Your baby's sleep space should include a firm surface, such as a crib or a bassinet with a tight-fitting sheet.
#2 If you are breastfeeding, you will need the following supplies: a nipple cream, nursing bras or tanks, nursing...
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