Lerner, Harriet Goldhor.

The dance of intimacy : a woman's guide to courageous acts of change in key relationships / Harriet Goldhor Lerner. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper & Row, c1989. - xiii, 255 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-244) and index.

The pursuit of intimacy : is it woman's work? -- The challenge of change -- Selfhood : at what cost? -- Anxiety revisited : naming the problem -- Dealing with differences -- Understanding overfunctioning -- Tackling triangles -- Our mother/her mother/our self -- Reviewing self-focus : the foundations of intimacy.

Points out and discusses problems of intimacy in family and partner relationships with suggestions of steps that can be taken to build solid and respectful relationships.

Adult

0060160675 : $17.95

88045519


Women--Psychology.
Intimacy (Psychology)
Interpersonal relations.
Change (Psychology)
Women--Psychology.
Intimacy (Psychology)
Human relations.
Change (Psychology)

HQ1206 / .L446 1989

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