Dancing Backwards in High Heels: How Women Master the Art of Resilience

Whether we are survivors of a difficult childhood, career women trying to do it all, or women simply caught in a web of vague expectations, Dancing Backwards in High Heels helps us achieve our potential and live with confidence. Author Patricia O'Gorman shows us how to work with our own style of resilience by identifying what has helped us survive in the past and explains how to draw upon these experiences to manage the changes that life brings.

Patricia O'Gorman, Ph.D., a psychologist in private practice in East Chatham, NY, is noted for her work in child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and substance abuse where she has serves as a consultant to organizations in preventative and clinical strategic planning.  She has held positions ranging from Clinical Director of a child welfare agency to Director of Prevention for NIAAA, and is a co-founder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.