The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relatio - Softcover

Harriet Lerner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006091565X ISBN 13: 9780060915650

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 1997

Addresses the problem women have in hiding or denying their anger. Explains the repeating patterns in relationships where the women is suppressing her negative emotions. Includes how to use that anger to create change.

From the Back Cover:

The renowned classic and New York Times bestseller

Anger is something we feel. It exists for a reason and always deserves our respect and attention. We all have a right to everything we feel—and certainly our anger is no exception.

"Anger is a signal and one worth listening to," writes Dr. Harriet Lerner in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely, or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this engaging and eminently wise book, Dr. Lerner teaches both women and men to identify the true sources of anger and to use it as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change.

For decades, this book has helped millions of readers learn how to turn their anger into a constructive force for reshaping their lives. With a new introduction by the author, The Dance of Anger is ready to lead the next generation.

About the Author:

Harriet Lerner is one of the most respected voices on family relationships. She is an internationally renowned lecturer and consultant who has published widely here and abroad, in professional journals as well as popular magazines. For more than two decades, Lerner was a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas and a faculty member of the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry. She currently has a private practice in Topeka, Kansas. Her books include the New York Times bestseller, The Dance of Anger, and The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life.

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 006091565X
• ISBN 13: 9780060915650
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 239