{"product_id":"mean-mothers-overcoming-the-legacy-of-hurt-hardcover-2","title":"Mean Mothers: Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeg Streep\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from research and the real-life experiences of adult daughters, Mean Mothers illuminates one of the last cultural taboos: what happens when a woman does not or cannot love her own daughter. Peg Streep, co-author of the highly acclaimed Girl in the Mirror, has subtitled this important, eye-opening exploration of the darker side of maternal behavior, \"Overcoming the Legacy of Hurt.\" There are no psychopathic child abusers in Mean Mothers. Instead, this essential volume focuses on the more subtle forms of psychological damage inflicted by mothers on their unappreciated daughters--and offers help and support to those women who were forced to suffer a parent's cruelty and neglect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does this legacy of hurt manifest in the life of an adult daughter, and what are the first steps toward healing and reclaiming your sense of self?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Myth of Mother Love: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore why the cultural taboo against criticizing mothers keeps so many adult daughters silent and trapped in self-blame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIntergenerational Patterns: \u003c\/b\u003e Understand how unloving behaviors are passed down from grandmother to mother to daughter through the lens of attachment theory, creating a painful \"legacy of hurt.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNarcissistic and Unloving Mothers: \u003c\/b\u003e Identify the subtle but powerful patterns of emotional abuse, from constant criticism and jealousy to control and a complete lack of empathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Role of Fathers and Siblings: \u003c\/b\u003e See how other family members can become heroes or coconspirators, and why you might have been singled out among your siblings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStilling the Mother Voice Within: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn actionable strategies to overcome the deeply ingrained self-doubt and reclaim your self-worth, finally breaking the cycle for yourself and future generations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the darker side of maternal behavior drawn from scientific research, psychology, and the real-life experiences of adult daughters, \u003cem\u003eMean Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on one of the last cultural taboos: what happens when a woman doesn't or can't love her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMean Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the multigenerational thread that often runs through these stories--many unloving mothers are the daughters of unloving or hypercritical women--and explores what happens to a daughter's sense of self and to her relationships when her mother is emotionally absent or even cruel. But \u003cem\u003eMean Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e is also a narrative of hope, recounting how daughters can get past the legacy of hurt to become whole within and to become loving mothers to the next generation of daughters. The personal stories of unloved daughters and sons and those of the author herself, are both unflinching and moving, and bring this most difficult of subjects to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMean Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e isn't just a book for daughters who've had difficult or impossible relationships with their mothers. By exposing the myths of motherhood that prevent us from talking about the women for whom mothering a daughter is fraught with ambivalence, tension, or even jealousy, \u003cem\u003eMean Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e also casts a different light on the extraordinary influence mothers have over their female children as well as the psychological complexity and emotional depth of the mother-daughter relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.32 x 6.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454108942557,"sku":"9780061651366","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/HRtL1XJxg39780061651366.webp?v=1781205383","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mean-mothers-overcoming-the-legacy-of-hurt-hardcover-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}