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Harriet Lerner
Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., is one of our nation's most loved and respected relationship experts. Renowned for her work on the psychology of women and family relationships, she served as a staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic for more than two decades. A distinguished lecturer, workshop leader,... show more

Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., is one of our nation's most loved and respected relationship experts. Renowned for her work on the psychology of women and family relationships, she served as a staff psychologist at the Menninger Clinic for more than two decades. A distinguished lecturer, workshop leader, and psychotherapist, she is the author of The Dance of Anger and other bestselling books. She is also, with her sister, an award-winning children's book writer. She and her husband are therapists in Lawrence, Kansas, and have two sons.
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Birth date: November 30, 1944
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Harriet Lerner's Books
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate - Harriet Lerner Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self - Harriet Lerner Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in Your Hair! - Harriet Lerner, Susan Goldhor, Helen Oxenbury Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Be... Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Deception: A Guide to Authenticity and Truth-Telling in Women's Relationships - Harriet Lerner A Reader's Guide to the Mother Dance - H... A Reader's Guide to the Mother Dance - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Deception: Pretending and Truth-Telling in Women's - Harriet Lerner Harriet Lerner on Anger - Harriet Lerner Harriet Lerner on Anger - Harriet Lerner New Tales From Old Yarn - Barbara Becc, ... New Tales From Old Yarn - Barbara Becc, Kat Lerner, A.S. Volk, Audrey Rose B., Anna Goss, Claire Patz, C.D.P. Morkert, Megan Fuentes, HK Lune, Mari-Anne Copeland, R White Life Preservers: Staying Afloat in Love and Life - Harriet Lerner On Mothers & Daugters: Breaking Patterns That Keep You Stuck - Harriet Lerner Food, Sex and Relationships - Harriet Lerner, Mollie Katzen A Reader's Guide to the Work of Harriet ... A Reader's Guide to the Work of Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. (Harper Collins Reader's Guide) - Harriet Lerner The Dance of Anger / The Dance of Intimacy / The Dance of Deception - Harriet Lerner Harriet Lerner on Mothers and Daughters ... Harriet Lerner on Mothers and Daughters - Harriet Lerner U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and... U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life) - Dan Lerner, Alan Schlechter Life Preservers: Good Advice When You Need It Most - Harriet Lerner
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New Tales From Old Yarn - Barbara Becc, ... New Tales From Old Yarn - Barbara Becc, Kat Lerner, A.S. Volk, Audrey Rose B., Anna Goss, Claire Patz, C.D.P. Morkert, Megan Fuentes, HK Lune, Mari-Anne Copeland, R White
Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Be... Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy CD: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships - Harriet Lerner
Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in Your Hair! - Harriet Lerner, Susan Goldhor, Helen Oxenbury
The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner
The Mother Dance: How Children Change Your Life - Harriet Lerner
The Dance Of Anger: A Woman's Guide To Changing The Patterns Of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests: Tackling the Anxiety, Fear, and Shame That Keep Us from Optimal Living and Loving - Harriet Lerner
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viim
viim rated it 12 years ago
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It was okay. I liked the end especially ("Kids? Why Risk It?"), because it was what I was looking for.My take away:-- be careful about transmitting your food and body issues to your kids. Forbidding food (sweets and chocolates) will only make them want those more. Don't force your kids to Clean Thei...
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Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 13 years ago
text Franny B. Kranny, There's a Bird in Your Hair!
I'd call this an average to slightly above average picture book, but Izzy was *wild* for it. While we had it out from the library she read it over and over and over again. And, I will admit that the illustrations really grew on me. I'm really pleased to see Izzy getting back into picture books af...
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Reading Maketh a Full Man...
Reading Maketh a Full Man... rated it 13 years ago
text The Dance of Fear: Rising Above Anxiety, Fear, and Shame to Be Your Best and Bravest Self
I'm on a roll here for books on communication and dealing with emotionally fearful or anxious situations regarding family / work / friends. I just read Lerner's book "The Dance of Connection" about how to talk with someone when you are hurt or scared or desperate. Both books are worth reading. Th...
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Sparrow
Sparrow rated it 13 years ago
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I’ve had all this interaction recently with this particular gentleman who is involved in a couple of restraining orders and requests for no contact. The ladies who have asked him not to contact them have explained that their requests for no contact are an attempt to set definite boundaries and be c...
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Danalion
Danalion rated it 14 years ago
text The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
An interesting book but a little dated. It has a new introduction and epilogue but the contact is really stuck in time. A woman’s place in society has moved forward and the content while useful would benefit from a more contemporary slant. Useful concepts are presented and the repetition with differ...
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