Surviving Ophelia Mothers Share Their Wisdom in Navigating the Tumultuous Teenage Years

Name: Surviving Ophelia Mothers Share Their Wisdom in Navigating the Tumultuous Teenage Years
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ISBN: 9780345455383

ISBN-10: 034545538X

ISBN-13: 9780345455383

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Authors: Cheryl Dellasega

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Why are the teen years fraught with crisis for so many girls? Why do so many mother-daughter relationships deteriorate drastically at this time? When her own teenage daughter began to spiral out of control, therapist Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., launched a nationwide search to find answers— and hope. In this inspiring, compassionate book, Dellasega shares the strength and the wisdom of mothers who have seen their daughters through the tumult of adolescence. Drawing on the experiences of scores of mothers and daughters, Dellasega takes a hard look at the lives of girls in crisis—once happy, carefree children who are now struggling with eating disorders, unplanned pregnancies, substance abuse,…

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.20" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., author of Surviving Ophelia, is a nurse-practitioner, the mother of a teenaged daughter, and founder of Camp Ophelia, Club Ophelia, and other dynamic programs for girls. She is on the faculty of the College of Medicine at Penn State University in Hershey, Pennsylvania, where she lives.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Turning Points for Better and Worse: Facing Anorexia, Dishonesty, and Separation



Living with Uncertainty: the Search for Why



Finding a Way around Problems: the Magic of Music, Communication, and Hugs



Shared Vulnerabilities: Body Image, Fitting In, and Ghosts from the Past



The Contrary: on Being Smarter, Prettier, or More Unique Than Others



The Power of Mother's Intuition: Making Mistakes, Bullies, Lack of Trust, and Starting over



Combating Depression, Eating Disorders, and Rebellion: Professional Therapists and Mother Therapy



Institutions: Strangers Take over Our Lives



Change of Struggles, Change of Scene



Crazy Soup Emotions: Love, Anger, and Frustration



Grieving for Our Little Girl Lost: When Proms, Graduation, and College Fade Away



Trying to Survive: Getting through a Day, an Afternoon, or an Hour



Discovering Boundaries: Saving Our Daughters, Saving Ourselves



Ophelia: with and without Fathers



Little Girl Grown: Daughters Look Back



Where We Are Now


Appendix: Where to Find Help


Index