Mothers Who Cant Love, Susan Forward
Mothers Who Cant Love, Susan Forward
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Mothers Who Can't Love
A Healing Guide for Daughters

Author: Susan Forward, Donna Frazier Glynn

Narrator: Susan Forward, Kathleen Gati, Julia Whelan, Cherise Boothe, David Atlas

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/01/2013


Synopsis

With Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters, Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of the smash #1 bestseller Toxic Parents, offers a powerful look at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters—and provides clear, effective techniques for overcoming that painful legacy.In more than 35 years as a therapist, Forward has worked with large numbers of women struggling to escape the emotional damage inflicted by the women who raised them. Subjected to years of criticism, competition, role-reversal, smothering control, emotional neglect and abuse, these women are plagued by anxiety and depression, relationship problems, lack of confidence, and difficulties with trust. They doubt their worth, and even their ability to love.

Forward examines the Narcissistic Mother, the Competitive Mother, the Overly Enmeshed mother, the Control Freak, Mothers who need Mothering, and mothers who abuse or fail to protect their daughters from abuse. Filled with compelling case histories, Mothers Who Can’t Love outlines the self-help techniques Forward has developed to transform the lives of her clients, showing women how to overcome the pain of childhood and how to act in their own best interests. Warm and compassionate, Mothers Who Can’t Love offers daughters the emotional support and tools they need to heal themselves and rebuild their confidence and self-respect.

About Susan Forward

Susan Forward, PhD, is an internationally renowned therapist, lecturer, and author. Her books include the number-one New York Times bestsellers Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them and Toxic Parents. In addition to her private practice, she has served as a therapist, instructor, and consultant in numerous Southern California psychiatric and medical facilities.

About Julia Whelan

Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor, and award-winning audiobook narrator. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carolyn on August 01, 2014

Look, I'm not going to hold a burial for my "fantasy mother," nor am I going to do role-play exercises with my therapist. That's not my bag. HOWEVER, the very practical approaches and advice herein are awesome, grounding, and affirming. Half of the book describes various types of narcissistic mother......more

Goodreads review by Brittnee on January 01, 2014

This book is a breath of fresh air for women struggling with their relationships with their mothers. I've often felt that we live in a society that puts mothers on a pedestal and turns a blind eye to the negative effects that bad mothering has on children, especially female children who will be futu......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 09, 2017

I strongly believe there are books you read, that are going to change you, in some ways. This book has been tough for me to read, 'cause it sure did reopened some wounds. But at the same time, it was the silent hug that I needed so bad, and never had. The only thing that kind of made me cringe, is t......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on February 04, 2015

I have been in a relationship with an unloving mother for many years now. I hear myself back peddling and saying that she probably loved me in her own way, but that would excuse her behavior. Some people say "That's just the way she is and I have to accept that." But, I don't have to accept it! In No......more

Goodreads review by Gemma on January 31, 2014

Excellent. I liked this one even more than this author's previous book Toxic Parents. This book doesn't advocate confrontation in all circumstances. I think sometimes confrontation can do more harm than good. This book is about validating those who had abusive or neglectful mothers, and how to heal......more