Description: |
The way we were mothered-or not mothered-imprints us with patterns. These patterns have tremendous impact on us as lovers, partners, and parents, and have the power to create or destroy our bodies, minds, and relationships. Only by becoming aware of this dynamic in ourselves and in those we love can we release ourselves from their influences. |
Synopsis: |
The way we were mothered-or not mothered-as infants and children imprints us with certain patterns. These patterns have tremendous impact on us as lovers, partners, and parents, and have the power to create or destroy our bodies, minds, relationships, and souls. On the one hand, we try to recreate those patterns in our relationships to other people and things. On the other hand, we struggle to break those patterns so that we can mother ourselves-so we can find the kind of mothering we needed but did not get. Only by becoming aware of this dynamic in ourselves and in those we love can we release ourselves from their influences. In this new book, John Lee, an established leader in men's psychology, leads the reader to recognize these patterns in their own narrative, and offers therapeutic exercises and insights that will lead to improved healthy relationships. |