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The internationally bestselling author Robin Norwood responds to letters from women who need advice and help in their recovery from addiction - whether drugs, alcohol or dangerous menIn her bestselling self-help book, Women Who Love Too Much, Robin Norwood revolutionised the way we look at love, with a compassionate, intimate book offering a detailed psychological recovery programme for women who love too much – women who are attracted to the wrong men, who neglect their own interests and friends and who are unable to leave tormented relationships for fear of being 'empty without him'. It is a book that speaks to nearly every woman who has ever loved and lost.In this follow-up to her bestselling book, Robin Norwood presents selected letters from readers about their reactions to the book. Norwood, a Dallas therapist, responds to her correspondents with diagnoses of the maladies they describe. The book, "a closer look at relationship addiction and recovery," is divided into 10 sections involving women who are battered, in therapy, addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, as well as to dangerous men. Although the letters are filled with pain, they also express hope for new beginnings, together with thanks from women who say they have learned that they are not alone in their suffering. The closing chapter is devoted to letters from men describing their own destructive relationships.

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THE INTERNATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER HELPING MILLIONS OF WOMEN FIND HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS'A life-changing book'Erica JongIs your relationship the most important thing in your life? Are you constantly thinking and talking about your partner, or finding excuses for their bad behaviour?If you have ever found yourself obsessing over an undeserving partner, this book was written for you. Many women are repeatedly drawn into unhappy and destructive relationships, and then struggle to make these doomed relationships work. In this bestselling psychology book, leading relationship and marriage therapist Robin Norwood reveals why we get into unhealthy relationships and how powerfully addictive they are - and shares her effective framework for finding and sustaining love.Updated edition with a new introductionWhat readers are saying:'A must read for everyone, women and men alike''One of the best self-help books I have read''A life changing book - brutally honest and straightforward - yet full of love and compassion' 'Such an insightful read''Brilliant, life-changing'

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Robin Norwood intenta hacer que las mujeres tomen conciencia de su dependencia en el terreno amoroso y aprendan el camino para liberarse de una verdadera esclavitud.Con Las mujeres que aman demasiado Robin Norwood creó una nueva perspectiva acerca del tema del amor adictivo, los sufrimientos que provoca y la dificultad para salir de la trampa que supone una relación de pareja destructiva.Su libro ayudó a incontables mujeres, atadas a un amante o marido que las maltrataba emocional e incluso físicamente, a tomar conciencia de su dependencia en el terreno amoroso y a aprender el camino para liberarse de una verdadera esclavitud afectivaCon estas Meditaciones, RobinNorwood ofrece una nueva manera de reforzar nuestra conciencia y no claudicar en el intento de ser mujeres libres, independientes y creativas.

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Is having “somebody to love” the most important thing in your life? Do you constantly believe that with “the right man” you would no longer feel depressed or lonely? Are you bored with “nice guys” who are open, honest, and dependable? If being in love means being in pain, this book was written for you. Therapist Robin Norwood describes loving too much as a pattern of thoughts and behavior, which certain women develop as a response to problems from childhood. Many women find themselves repeatedly drawn into unhappy and destructive relationships with men. They then struggle to make these doomed relationships work. This bestselling book takes a hard look at how powerfully addictive these unhealthy relationships are—but also gives a very specific program for recovery from the disease of loving too much.

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