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The Emotionally Absent Mother

How to Recognize and Heal the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect, Second Edition

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The Emotionally Absent Mother

By: Jasmin Lee Cori MS LPC
Narrated by: Emily Durante
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The groundbreaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.

Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering. In this second edition of her pioneering book, with compassion for mother and child alike, she explains:

  • Possible reasons your mother was distracted or hurtful - and what she was unable to give
  • The lasting impact of childhood emotional neglect and abuse
  • How to find the child inside you and fill the "mother gap" through reflections and exercises
  • How to secure a happier future for yourself (and perhaps for your children)

©2017 Jasmin Lee Cori (P)2017 Tantor Dysfunctional Families Dysfunctional Relationships Emotions Motherhood Parenting & Families Parents & Adult Children Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Inspiring Mental Health Health Childhood Trauma Child Development

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"This book is a revelation to those of us whose mothering was short of what we needed." (Connie Dawson, PhD, coauthor of Growing up Again)
Powerful Healing Tools • Insightful Psychological Content • Life Changing Content • Practical Applications • Easy Listening
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I struggled with feeling like I do not belong anywhere and feelings of unworthiness. This book helped me define why I became this way and how it happened.

For all the readers who, like me, had to throw away their childhood and grow up to help provide. I feel for you. I see you. You are accepted and worthy and the world is a better place because of you.

Know that your journey to heal the wounds that decision made is long and hard, but it will be worth it.

Respect.

Ground breaking

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The Good Mother, illuminated my childhood's unmet needs and inspired a more present parenthood. It also enriched my marriage, fostering deeper understanding and connection. Highly recommended for personal growth and relational depth. Will revisit several parts.

Enlightening Insight

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I ate this book in a couple of days and feel more in tune not only with myself but with my mother. I had a solider like mother and father that didn't take to kindly to tears or to whining. But now I see it's because they, themselves fear of being weak themselves and screwing me up by spoiling me. Tough parents but honest in their motives.

Wonderfully insightful

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Wonderful read, I have read many on this subject but found information in this book I'd never heard before. It was very helpful and wonderfully narrated.♡

Enlightening♡

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It ... it cured me. I am free now ... finally I am free. thank you thank you very much thank you i am free. guys I would like to give you some parts of my story you know what i am happy now depression-free I used every bit of my power to make this happen. I am from EGYPT and here without any regret it is a MISSED up system I DID NOT FINDA THERAPIST AND I KNEW THAT I WAS SICK SO SICK I KNEW IT IKNEW IT> AT THE END AFTER FIVE THERAPISTS I HAVE DECIDED TWO THINGS
1. TO NOT GIVE A FU** ABOUT EGYPTIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS

2.TO NOT GIVE UP
I HAVE READ BOOKS A LOT OF BOOKS, REACHED OUT FOR EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY OF GETTING HELP THAT ICOULD FIND, DID NOT WASTE MY TIME DID NOT WASTE ANY MOMENT ENROLLED IN A PROGRAM IN SCINCE. GUYS

FIVE YEARS GUYS FIVE YEARS OF PURE STRUGGLING JUST STRUGGLE! I AM TOO TIRED TOO TIRED OF THIS WOUNDS TOO TIRED BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE SUCCEDED! FINALLY.


TO YOU THE AUTHOR I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH WALLAHY I AM NOT ABLE TO MY WORDS WOULD NEVER CONSIDEREDTO BE ENOUGH. YOUR WORK IS JUST STUNNING!
AND YEAH I GOT EMOTIONALL WHILE WRITTING THIS :"D

Wow ....

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i cannot stand the reader's voice but the subject matter is life changing and helpful

narrator sounds very robotic

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Great book. The exercises suggested are useful and effective. I'm still doing the work but this helps a lot.

Must read!

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It answers so many questions with great compassion. It was so good I plan to listen to it a second time.

Eye Opening, it answers so many questions

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Va dilating forget those who feel a lack of love and affection from their mothers and an incredible tool for dealing with the consequences of these deficits in their lives!

Fantastic Book!!!

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For those having had a difficult mother, this is a necessary book. Doing the work to heal and grow after having had a difficult mother, is a difficult journey, but we must do it. This book has helped me work through things faster than I'd otherwise be able to. Counseling is a necessary and helpful tool. I find that this book helps me heal the roots of the issues faster than I'd otherwise be able to. This book is the fast track to dealing with and healing inner wounds.

Fast track to inner healing

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