Polly Young-Eisendrath

For women in Western society, there is no straightforward path of development to autonomous adulthood. The double-bind of female authority--that a women cannot be both a healthy adult and an ideal woman-- is the context in which a woman must construct her self in this culture. Whether she sees herself as "too needy" or "too controlling," "too insecure" or "too self-reliant," she is gathering evidence to support a theory of personal inadequacy. The traditional perspectives of psychodynamics show more and psychopathology reinforce women's sense of inferiority. How then does a woman claim her own authority-- the validity of her own truth, beauty, goodness, originating in her own experience. Young-Eisendrath and Wiedemann break with the tradition of "deficit thinking," the examination of what is abse...
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Great, so necessary! I love how forward thinking and practical PYE is! Very refreshing in a world moving beyond duality

Not a parent myself, my interest in this book was as someone who *was* raised with a deep sense of entitlement, self-importance, and feeling of specialness (by very well-intentioned, loving parents). This book shed so much light on the hellish problems I had with growing up, and on how and why parents unwittingly raise their children this way.

If you want to move through the three stages of romantic relationships and experience true love, this book is for you. Full of Buddhist wisdom and proven psychological strategies, Love Between Equals challenges us to move out of falling in love and move through creating an intimate enemy (where most romantic relationships fail) and move into true love--the ability of two individuals to love and accept each other as they are.

Do not attempt to practice the principles in this book if you are show more looking for something easy. The skills needed for true love require dedication and devotion and a ton of hard, and often, painful work. But the rewards are priceless! show less