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    Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing up in a Crazy Family
    Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing up in a Crazy Family
    Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing up in a Crazy Family
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    Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing up in a Crazy Family

    By Irene Tomkinson, MSW

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    Not Like My Mother This book is a gift for anyone who has ever said,



    I am NOT going to raise my kids the way I was raised!!



    If you are trying to be the parent you always wanted and didnt get, Irene will teach you why it is more effective that you be the parent your children need not the one you needed. How to separate what belongs to your history and what belongs in your present life is some of the rich, practical advice you will take away from Not Like My Mother.



    In the early distribution of Not Like My Mother readers reported they couldnt put the book down. It reads like a compelling novel with a human and spiritual insight that makes you feel a part of the conversation.



    YOU WILL WANT THIS BOOK FOR ALL YOURFAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateFeb 14, 2008
    ISBN9781463463229
    Not Like My Mother: Becoming a Sane Parent After Growing up in a Crazy Family
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    Irene Tomkinson, MSW

    Irene is a successful holistic therapist, retreat leaderand a gifted teacher and communicator. She takes complicated psychological constructs and puts them into language that is easily understood. She weaves with humor her own powerful story of recovery and spiritual unfoldment into her teaching. Find a comfortable chair, let the phone go to voicemail, and give yourself the gift of ... NOT LIKE MY MOTHER.

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