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The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting
 
 

The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Cruel Parenting (Hardcover)

by Alice Miller (Author), Andrew Jenkins (Author) "FREQUENTLY, PHYSICAL ILLNESSES are the body's response to permanent disregard of its vital functions ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. (17 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0393060659
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393060652
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 52,673 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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World-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller has devoted a lifetime to studying how the cruelties inflicted on children cripple them as adults. In this new work, Miller goes further, investigating the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body--be it cancer, stroke or other debilitating illnesses. Using the experiences of her patients along with the biographical stories of literary giants such as Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust, Miller shows how a child's humiliation, impotence and bottled rage will manifest itself as adult illness. Never one to shy away from controversy, Miller urges society as a whole to jettison its belief in the Fourth Commandment and not to extend forgiveness to parents whose tyrannical child-rearing methods have resulted in unhappy, and often ruined, adult lives. This empowering book will enable readers to come to terms with their repressed emotions and break the cycle of violence.


About the Author

ALICE MILLER, the Swiss psychoanalyst, is the author of such classic works as The Drama of the Gifted Child and Prisoners of Childhood. She lives in Switzerland. Author Website: www alice-miller.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently written and strikes a chord on every page, 18 Mar 2007
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I found this to be an excellent source of information and guidance helping me to make sense of and validate my feelings. Together with some of the other books I have read on this subject such as Toxic Parents, which I also highly recommend, these books have opened up a whole new perspective in my life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Toxic Parenting, 5 Sep 2009
Superb book, her insights are set out simply and with many examples. Whilst I find it hard to accept all of the book's premises it certainly makes very good sense. Should be mandatory reading for all writers/artists teachers and parents.
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