Suzanne Manser, PhD, CPsych

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An important book for everyone!

Through an interweaving of personal stories and psychological analyses, Dr. Manser deftly addresses a topic that often is whispered behind closed doors yet rarely is uttered in public: the hatred of one’s parent. However, this book – and its accompanying guided journal – do not wallow in hate. As the subtitle alludes, this book truly conveys a love story – several love stories, actually. A complicated love for a mother who both suffers and inflicts suffering, a nostalgic love for a father who shared the joy of ice cream, an appreciative love for a sister who is very different from her, a deeply grateful love for the family she and her husband created other, an evolving love of self that stemmed from facing and examining emotional pain, and a validating love to her readers whom she wants to feel less alone. If you have a complicated relationship with anyone in your life (and who doesn’t?), or if you’ve felt unseen (and who hasn’t?), then this is a book for you (in other words, for all of us).

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Beautifully constructed narrative into trauma and its many presentations.
 

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Beautifully written!

One of the books you wish was longer because sinking into is so easy. A wonderful focus on the difficulty of familial relationships. The workbook is a great companion with thoughtful, approachable questions.

 

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Control, judgment, denial and disregard
She had me at: “I’m a psychologist, for crying out loud, and I couldn’t figure out how to stop hating my mom.” From the first page to the end of the book, the author captures the impact of a blaming, shaming, invalidating mother — whose own, early pain is escaped through a defense system that blinds her and protects her. Although some of the details weren’t identical to my childhood experience, the processes were spot on. Chronic invalidation may be unintentional but the impact on a daughter (or son) can be lifelong. I hope that reading this book can truncate that line of pain for readers.
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