This week Lisa and Misty cover the renowned classic and New York Times bestseller The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner.

Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, contributor to psychoanalytic concepts regarding family and feminist theory and therapy, and the author of many books. From 1972 to 2001 she was a staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and a faculty member and supervisor in the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry. During this time she published extensively on the psychology of women and family relationships, revising traditional psychoanalytic concepts to reflect feminist and family systems perspectives.

In this Dance of Anger book review, Lisa and Misty cover the chapters in this 2014 edition:

New Introduction to the 2014 Edition

1. THE CHALLENGE OF ANGER
2. OLD MOVES, NEW MOVES, AND COUNTERMOVES
3. CIRCULAR DANCES IN COUPLES: When Getting Angry Is Getting Nowhere
4. ANGER AT OUR IMPOSSIBLE MOTHERS
5. USING ANGER AS A GUIDE: The Road to a Clearer Self
6. UP AND DOWN THE GENERATIONS
7. WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT: The Trickiest Anger Question
8. THINKING IN THREES: Stepping Out of Family Triangles
9. TASKS FOR THE DARING AND COURAGEOUS
10. EPILOGUE: Beyond Self-Help

If you want to know more about the author, visit her website.

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