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When Misery Is Company.


When Misery Is Company

Anne Katherine

Hazelden Foundation

PO Box 11, Center City, MN 55012-0011

1592850847 $12.951-800-328-9000 www.hazelden.org

When Misery Is Company: End Self-Sabotage And Become Content by psychotherapist psy·cho·ther·a·pist
n.
An individual, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatric social worker, who practices psychotherapy.
, licensed mental health counselor A mental health counselor is a professional who provides counseling to individuals, couples, families, groups, or larger systems. A mental health counselor may also have training in educational and vocational counseling (MacCluskie & Ingersoll 2001). , and popular author Ann Katherine offers the reader exercises, anecdotal anecdotal /an·ec·do·tal/ (an?ek-do´t'l) based on case histories rather than on controlled clinical trials.
anecdotal adjective Unsubstantiated; occurring as single or isolated event.
 personal stories, and an insightful, gentle wisdom focused on the self-defeating practice of trying to guard against disappointment, fear or shame by not allowing ourselves to fully experience intimacy This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.

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, success, or pleasure. Sound psychology combined with a natural talent for writing fully engage the reader's total and thoughtful attention from first page to last as individual chapters are grouped into two major parts: "Understanding the Problem" and "Finding and Living the Solution". Enhanced with five appendices ap·pen·di·ces  
n.
A plural of appendix.
 and an index, When Misery Is Company is especially recommended for those seeking assistance in developing their own personal growth on the basis of sound psychology and practical experience.
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Title Annotation:When Misery is Company: End Self-Sabotage and Become Content
Author:Volk, Carol
Publication:Reviewer's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Nov 1, 2005
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