The Dance of Anger
A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
About the book
Harriet Lerner treats anger as a signal worth listening to, one that deserves respect rather than suppression. Drawing on her clinical experience and the workshops she has run, she examines how women learn to silence anger, deny it altogether or vent it in ways that leave them feeling helpless. The book helps readers trace the true sources of their anger and the patterns it follows in intimate relationships, then offers specific alternatives for changing those patterns. Although the subtitle addresses women, Lerner's method of turning anger into a force for lasting change applies to men as well. One edition adds a new introduction by the author.
Brene Brown puts it on her go-to list, saying it helps couples stuck in a cycle where one partner screams and the other shuts down.
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Brene Brown (Author & Researcher)
I give out a lot of books. My go-to list includes The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner (so helpful for couples in that “I’m screaming and he’s/she’s shutting down” cycle) and her new book, Why Won’t You Apologize? (Turns out that most of us are pretty terrible apologizers - this really changed me.).
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