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A review by isabelchang5
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration by Katherine Woodward Thomas, Karen C.L. Anderson
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.0
I have mixed feelings about this book. It portrays many problematic situations that are very much real and valid, but gives very few satisfactory solutions. On dealing with anger, it instructs one to journal about the anger, giving such prompts as: "What color is it (anger)?". "Is it hard or soft?" Some people may find this healing, but I just found it very frustrating.
Another issue I have a problem with, but might not bother anyone else, is the profanity. I just don't find this helpful or professional, and was quite surprised at the frequency of such words. I don't have a problem with the author not being an "expert," meaning educated in the field of which she is writing, but I do have a problem with trashing professional therapy as means to validate coaching.
And lastly, the typos! Admittedly, if the rest of the book had been to my liking, the typos wouldn't have bothered me so much, but the book is riddled with them.
In summary, although there is some good advice throughout the book, I felt I got almost zero informational value from it.
Another issue I have a problem with, but might not bother anyone else, is the profanity. I just don't find this helpful or professional, and was quite surprised at the frequency of such words. I don't have a problem with the author not being an "expert," meaning educated in the field of which she is writing, but I do have a problem with trashing professional therapy as means to validate coaching.
And lastly, the typos! Admittedly, if the rest of the book had been to my liking, the typos wouldn't have bothered me so much, but the book is riddled with them.
In summary, although there is some good advice throughout the book, I felt I got almost zero informational value from it.