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5.0 out of 5 stars Karen Anderson has really connected some dots for me in this book.
40 years later and I’m finally learning how to be empowered in my own life. It’s scary and at times I feel lost. Karen Anderson has really connected some dots for me in this book.Lots of things running through my mind after reading The Peaceful Daughter. And funny that this morning my dad drove past me (and I realize this could be a metaphor for my relationship with him my entire life). As usual, he doesn't even see me. I immediately felt sadness, but it passed to anger so quickly I didn't even recognize it. I started watching the clock to see the time difference between our passing and my house... I just want to justify why I’m so pissed he only lives 5 minutes away, yet my kids barely know him. My thoughts rage on and so does my anger and resentment, and hurt. Before I got home (under 5 minutes) I had moved past the emotions. But in this book I answered the question "what was the circumstance?" And I replied, "my dad drove by" and I immediately started laughing. I made it mean more because of the stories I tell myself. I'm still confused on how to deal with him since we have no relationship at all. My hope is in in time I’ll have the clarity and awareness to answer that now.I've created stories for myself from BOTH of my parents! I just seek acceptance from my dad more than my mom. On one hand I have a dad that neglected me (my perception) from a very early age - so to gain acceptance from him would mean that he wouldn't reject me anymore... or lose him forever? Which is kinda funny even saying since there is NO relationship what so ever. So then, if there is no relationship, why should I care? Many times I have said, he is more like an acquaintance than a dad. Then I have the overly critical mother that has always told me I'm fat (even at the age of 10 when I clearly WASN'T!). Yet both have implied that I'm not as intelligent as they are. Ie, rolling their eyes at me after something I say, "ditz", "dingbat", or other negative comments about something I said or WROTE! "writing is not your strongest skill" might have actually come from my mother first. Actually writing this review gave me some anxiety.My stories have made me strive to be perfect to be accepted by dad, and to avoid criticism from mom. And I’ve held back from life and happiness because I believe I am and always will be fat, stupid and a waste of space. I even started noticing after finishing this book that majority of my arguments with my husband are from me defending my intelligence. How these stories affect everything we do!It dawned on me in the last year or so, I am so used to living for everyone else other than myself that I don't even recognize what I'm feeling. It takes me time to think because of this. I appease everyone but myself - avoid confrontation, but I suffer because I don't stand up for what I BELIEVE, THINK, or FEEL. Hell, I guess that's partly because I don't trust what I'm thinking, or feeling and I certainly don't know for certain what I really believe. Not without thinking about it for a few minutes... hours... days!This was a very eye-opening book. My parents have made me a good parent. And this book will not only help me but will also help my kids.
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful
A useful book for working through difficult relationships and learning to change your part in the relationship. Useful and helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear & effective Guide for a difficult subject!
I personally know that Karen has struggled with her mother relationship for many years, but a few years ago she made a real breakthrough that has allowed her to get beyond the negative memories and blossom with more confidence, energy, autonomy and love. The breakthrough was accomplished through research, training, coaching others and being coached herself. In the process she discovered many other women that struggled the same way, and the idea of this book was born. She has poured her heart and her experiences into this book in order to help readers get beyond the difficult and limiting relationships with their mothers and find empowerment and long term peace. With a link to a free workbook, she provides a step by step process to help readers apply and adapt the core lessons to their own situations. The positive changes in Karen’s life that have resulted from getting the mother-daughter relationship resolved have been amazing! She is truly a peaceful daughter. I’ve had a front row seat to these changes because she is also my beautiful wife!
3.0 out of 5 stars You rarely ever see a difficult relationship between daughter and father because the father is there perhaps 50% of the time and
These books are always in step with the daughter; the mother is always wrong no matter how well they raised their daughter. You rarely ever see a difficult relationship between daughter and father because the father is there perhaps 50% of the time and that is usually during the happy times when no discipline is needed. When this carries on throughout their lives, even when the daughter has her own children, there is usually an eventual breakdown of the relationship between the mother and her daughter.
5.0 out of 5 stars Empowerment for Daughters!!
The Peaceful Daughter's Guide to Separating From a Difficult Mother empowers every daughter who has always felt helpless in their volatile mother/daughter relationship.Using personal anecdotes, the author helps the reader realize that she is not alone in such a difficult and common battle.Not your typical self-help book, you are invited to analyze your personal relationship with journal prompts and specific areas to focus on in your writing. Through these exercises, you will learn to identify your story, how to establish boundaries and how to change your feelings towards the relationship.Through reading this book I have been able to start identifying key emotions and start practicing releasing them. It's a process but the author guides you in an easy to follow method.If you are ready to feel empowered by no longer feeling trapped in a what you believe is a negative relationship then you are ready to start your work by reading this great guide.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautifully Written And Compassionate Book
In The Peaceful Daughter’s Guide, Karen Anderson tells us the one thing we need to hear when our relationship with our mother is lacking: There’s nothing wrong with you! There is so much support, guidance, honesty and freedom packed into this one book. Karen Anderson creates a place of acceptance where you can heal – and learn how to finally stop caring so much about what your mother thinks! For some of us, that’s music to our ears.This book is beautifully written as Karen Anderson takes us through her struggles, lets us know we’re not alone, and then tells us how to fix it. Anyone who has a less than stellar relationship with their mother needs to read this book. It will be a breath of fresh air that can only strengthen your relationships – with your mother and with yourself. This is a must read!
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for the right situation
Just as it says, it allows adult daughters of difficult mothers to separate gently. Useful.
Helped me move from being a daughter and a girl, to being an adult and a woman.
Life saver! Changed my life. Made me realise I was not the bad guy, not a failure and at fault. Given me new perspective on my own life and I feel I have finally become an adult thanks to this book. Nice to finally be a "grown up" at 44y ears of age.
Practical advice
The strategies in this book come from the personal struggles and triumph of the author and are easy for others to relate to. There is a certain amount of anger in some of the writing. I understood it all too well and it may be that those with a similar experience would find it helpful to have their own anger expressed in the writing. It does hit the nail right on the head: until you separate and break the 'soul ties' to an abuser, you remain a prisoner. I think this is a helpful and practical book.
Mother issues - then this is a great read/series of exercises to help separate out Mum from daughter, to re/claim onesself.
I found this a very thought provoking book with lots of exercises to help the process facilitated by a free workbook. I have also received follow up support from Karen and thing it's a great book if you have any mother issues!
Useful
Not bad,,can be useful
Life changing
Karen gives unflinching, honest, compassionate and clear guidelines to promote understanding and healing around our primary relationship. A life changing read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Karen Anderson has really connected some dots for me in this book.
40 years later and I’m finally learning how to be empowered in my own life. It’s scary and at times I feel lost. Karen Anderson has really connected some dots for me in this book.Lots of things running through my mind after reading The Peaceful Daughter. And funny that this morning my dad drove past me (and I realize this could be a metaphor for my relationship with him my entire life). As usual, he doesn't even see me. I immediately felt sadness, but it passed to anger so quickly I didn't even recognize it. I started watching the clock to see the time difference between our passing and my house... I just want to justify why I’m so pissed he only lives 5 minutes away, yet my kids barely know him. My thoughts rage on and so does my anger and resentment, and hurt. Before I got home (under 5 minutes) I had moved past the emotions. But in this book I answered the question "what was the circumstance?" And I replied, "my dad drove by" and I immediately started laughing. I made it mean more because of the stories I tell myself. I'm still confused on how to deal with him since we have no relationship at all. My hope is in in time I’ll have the clarity and awareness to answer that now.I've created stories for myself from BOTH of my parents! I just seek acceptance from my dad more than my mom. On one hand I have a dad that neglected me (my perception) from a very early age - so to gain acceptance from him would mean that he wouldn't reject me anymore... or lose him forever? Which is kinda funny even saying since there is NO relationship what so ever. So then, if there is no relationship, why should I care? Many times I have said, he is more like an acquaintance than a dad. Then I have the overly critical mother that has always told me I'm fat (even at the age of 10 when I clearly WASN'T!). Yet both have implied that I'm not as intelligent as they are. Ie, rolling their eyes at me after something I say, "ditz", "dingbat", or other negative comments about something I said or WROTE! "writing is not your strongest skill" might have actually come from my mother first. Actually writing this review gave me some anxiety.My stories have made me strive to be perfect to be accepted by dad, and to avoid criticism from mom. And I’ve held back from life and happiness because I believe I am and always will be fat, stupid and a waste of space. I even started noticing after finishing this book that majority of my arguments with my husband are from me defending my intelligence. How these stories affect everything we do!It dawned on me in the last year or so, I am so used to living for everyone else other than myself that I don't even recognize what I'm feeling. It takes me time to think because of this. I appease everyone but myself - avoid confrontation, but I suffer because I don't stand up for what I BELIEVE, THINK, or FEEL. Hell, I guess that's partly because I don't trust what I'm thinking, or feeling and I certainly don't know for certain what I really believe. Not without thinking about it for a few minutes... hours... days!This was a very eye-opening book. My parents have made me a good parent. And this book will not only help me but will also help my kids.
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful
A useful book for working through difficult relationships and learning to change your part in the relationship. Useful and helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear & effective Guide for a difficult subject!
I personally know that Karen has struggled with her mother relationship for many years, but a few years ago she made a real breakthrough that has allowed her to get beyond the negative memories and blossom with more confidence, energy, autonomy and love. The breakthrough was accomplished through research, training, coaching others and being coached herself. In the process she discovered many other women that struggled the same way, and the idea of this book was born. She has poured her heart and her experiences into this book in order to help readers get beyond the difficult and limiting relationships with their mothers and find empowerment and long term peace. With a link to a free workbook, she provides a step by step process to help readers apply and adapt the core lessons to their own situations. The positive changes in Karen’s life that have resulted from getting the mother-daughter relationship resolved have been amazing! She is truly a peaceful daughter. I’ve had a front row seat to these changes because she is also my beautiful wife!
3.0 out of 5 stars You rarely ever see a difficult relationship between daughter and father because the father is there perhaps 50% of the time and
These books are always in step with the daughter; the mother is always wrong no matter how well they raised their daughter. You rarely ever see a difficult relationship between daughter and father because the father is there perhaps 50% of the time and that is usually during the happy times when no discipline is needed. When this carries on throughout their lives, even when the daughter has her own children, there is usually an eventual breakdown of the relationship between the mother and her daughter.
5.0 out of 5 stars Empowerment for Daughters!!
The Peaceful Daughter's Guide to Separating From a Difficult Mother empowers every daughter who has always felt helpless in their volatile mother/daughter relationship.Using personal anecdotes, the author helps the reader realize that she is not alone in such a difficult and common battle.Not your typical self-help book, you are invited to analyze your personal relationship with journal prompts and specific areas to focus on in your writing. Through these exercises, you will learn to identify your story, how to establish boundaries and how to change your feelings towards the relationship.Through reading this book I have been able to start identifying key emotions and start practicing releasing them. It's a process but the author guides you in an easy to follow method.If you are ready to feel empowered by no longer feeling trapped in a what you believe is a negative relationship then you are ready to start your work by reading this great guide.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautifully Written And Compassionate Book
In The Peaceful Daughter’s Guide, Karen Anderson tells us the one thing we need to hear when our relationship with our mother is lacking: There’s nothing wrong with you! There is so much support, guidance, honesty and freedom packed into this one book. Karen Anderson creates a place of acceptance where you can heal – and learn how to finally stop caring so much about what your mother thinks! For some of us, that’s music to our ears.This book is beautifully written as Karen Anderson takes us through her struggles, lets us know we’re not alone, and then tells us how to fix it. Anyone who has a less than stellar relationship with their mother needs to read this book. It will be a breath of fresh air that can only strengthen your relationships – with your mother and with yourself. This is a must read!
4.0 out of 5 stars Useful for the right situation
Just as it says, it allows adult daughters of difficult mothers to separate gently. Useful.
Helped me move from being a daughter and a girl, to being an adult and a woman.
Life saver! Changed my life. Made me realise I was not the bad guy, not a failure and at fault. Given me new perspective on my own life and I feel I have finally become an adult thanks to this book. Nice to finally be a "grown up" at 44y ears of age.
Practical advice
The strategies in this book come from the personal struggles and triumph of the author and are easy for others to relate to. There is a certain amount of anger in some of the writing. I understood it all too well and it may be that those with a similar experience would find it helpful to have their own anger expressed in the writing. It does hit the nail right on the head: until you separate and break the 'soul ties' to an abuser, you remain a prisoner. I think this is a helpful and practical book.
Mother issues - then this is a great read/series of exercises to help separate out Mum from daughter, to re/claim onesself.
I found this a very thought provoking book with lots of exercises to help the process facilitated by a free workbook. I have also received follow up support from Karen and thing it's a great book if you have any mother issues!
Useful
Not bad,,can be useful
Life changing
Karen gives unflinching, honest, compassionate and clear guidelines to promote understanding and healing around our primary relationship. A life changing read.
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