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Every family has a story, how we inherit love and loss, Julia Samuel

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Every family has a story, how we inherit love and loss, Julia Samuel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-292) and index

Illustrations

genealogical tables

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Every family has a story

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Julia Samuel

Sub title

how we inherit love and loss

Summary

Why do some families thrive in adversity while others fragment? How can families weather difficult transitions together? Why do our families drive us mad? And how can even small changes greatly improve our relationships? In Every Family Has a Story, bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel turns from her acclaimed work with individuals to draw on her sessions with a wide variety of families, across multiple generations. Through eight beautifully told and insightful case studies, she analyses a range of common issues, from loss to leaving home, and from separation to step-relationships, and shows how much is, in fact, inherited and how much can be healed when it is faced together. Exploring the relationships that both touch us most and hurt us most, including the often under-appreciated impact of grandparents and siblings, and incorporating the latest academic research, she offers wisdom that is applicable to us all. Her twelve touchstones for family well-being, from fighting productively to making time for rituals, provide us with the tools to improve our relationships, and to create the families we wish for. This is a moving and reassuring meditation that, amid trauma and hardship, tells unforgettable stories of forgiveness, hope and love

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