{"product_id":"9780757317101","title":"The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power","description":"\u003cp\u003eWomen of all ages want to make others happy—it's just in a woman's nature, isn't it? But what happens when that \"need to please\" goes wrong, and a woman keeps pushing herself harder while simultaneously ignoring her own needs? What happens when a woman begins to think self-sabotaging \u003cem\u003egirly thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e—thoughts like \u003cem\u003eIf only I was thinner . . . younger . . . prettier . . . was into kinkier sex . . \u003c\/em\u003e. ? What happens when relationships sour and the trauma is carried into subsequent relationships?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoted psychologist and author Dr. Patricia O'Gorman answers these questions for today's generation of women. This expanded and updated edition of her groundbreaking book \u003ci\u003eDancing Backwards in High Heels\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how \u003cem\u003egirly thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e are just conclusions women reach as a way of making sense of the trauma they've experienced and the resulting codependency issues they grapple with. They need to be reminded from time to time of the saying that while legendary dancer Fred Astaire received top billing, \"Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether dealing with family members, coworkers, intimate relationships, or a best friend, when a woman feels \"less than\" she often misses the path toward achieving her true potential. Blaming herself for what someone else has done to her is, sadly, a common theme among women, but Dr. O'Gorman shows how this reaction is merely how women have been conditioned to respond—then provides the tools they need to break the cycle and become more resilient. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience, according to Dr. O'Gorman, is the part of us that celebrates cycles: it looks forward to new beginnings and back to past lessons. Using this life-long lens, readers will learn valuable ways of looking at their interpersonal relationships and will acquire tools to become more resilient, and they will: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover the resilience patterns established in childhood \u003cbr\u003eLearn how \"girly thoughts\" become so powerful and how to neutralize them \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand issues that are specific to women when dealing with any relationship \u003cbr\u003eLearn to overcome trauma—physical, psychological, and emotional  \u003cbr\u003eDiscover how to self-motivate by losing the victim mentality \u003cbr\u003eLearn to listen to the inner self and align with personal strengths as a way to tap into personal power \u003cbr\u003eUnderstand what resiliency is and is not, and how to achieve it \u003cbr\u003eDetermine personal resilience patterns \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Health Communications, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126909288688,"sku":"9780757317101","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780757317101_p0.jpg?v=1763637532","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780757317101","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}