The Body Never Lies by Alice Miller

The Body Never Lies by Alice Miller

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The Body Never Lies by Alice Miller

Never before has world-renowned psychoanalyst Alice Miller examined so persuasively the long-range consequences of childhood abuse on the body. 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--be it cancer, stroke, or other debilitating diseases. 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 childrearing methods have resulted in unhappy, and often ruined, adult lives. In this empowering work, writes Rutgers professor Philip Greven, readers will learn how to confront the overt and covert traumas of their own childhoods with the enlightened guidance of Alice Miller.
"Alice Miller’s arguments are lucid, closely reasoned, and utterly convincing" -- Elaine Kendall - Los Angeles Times Book Review
Alice Miller (1923-2010) is the author of such classic works as The Drama of the Gifted Child, Prisoners of Childhood, The Body Never Lies, From Rage to Courage, and Free from Lies.
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ISBN 13 9780393328639
ISBN 10 0393328635
Title The Body Never Lies
Author Alice Miller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2006-09-15
Number of pages 240
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