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Whether we are survivors of a difficult childhood, career women trying to do it all, or women simply caught in a web of vague expectations, __Dancing Backwards in High Heels__ helps us achieve our potential and live with confidence. Author Patricia O'Gorman shows us how to work with our own style of resilience by identifying what has helped us survive in the past and explains how to draw upon these experiences to manage the changes that life brings. From Publishers WeeklyThough Fred Astaire got top billing, "Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." Texas Governor Ann Richards's ironic barb reminds women that they accomplish far more in their daily lives than they give themselves credit for. Psychologist O'Gorman (Breaking the Cycle of Addiction) shows readers how to focus on personal assets rather than on unfinished tasks and unfulfilled goals. In so doing, she expands the meaning of "resilience" to encompass the ability to recover from adversity and achieve a positive self-image and world view. Drawing on her professional cases, she relates the story of Rachel, who pinch-hitted for her alcoholic mother by preparing a Thanksg

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Author

Ph.D., Patricia O'Gorman

Publisher

Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, 1994.

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780894869983

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Gender Studies, Family & Relationships