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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

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Mom & Me & Mom

For the first time, Angelou reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence—a presence absent during much of Angelou’s early life.

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Maya Angelou
2013
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Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Half of all women in the United States will live with or marry a man with children.

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Wednesday Martin
2025
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No One’s the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

Sad, but true: the divorced mom/stepmom relationship is typically one of the most contentious relationships in our modern families.

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Jennifer Newcomb Marine, Carol Marine
2025
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The Mother-Daughter Puzzle: A New Generational Understanding of the Mother-Daughter Relationship

In The Mother-Daughter Puzzle, Rosjke Hasseldine, an internationally recognized expert on the mother-daughter relationship, Huffington Post blogger, and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New Hampshire, provides a step-by-step guide on how to connect the dots between what’s happening in your...

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Rosjke Hasseldine
2025
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The Second Shift: Arlie Hochschild

Professor Arlie Hochschild examined what really happens in dual-career households.

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2016
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Daughters and Mothers: Making it Work

The mother/daughter relationship is one of the most intense relationships a woman will ever experience-it is strong and primary. This first and essential relationship has a powerful, though often subtle, effect on an adult woman's interactions with her mate, children, friends-and herself.

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Julie Firman, Dorothy Firman
2003
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Dr. Gabor Maté & Daniel Maté: “Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children”

Public talk by father and son Gabor and Daniel Maté; recorded May 13, 2016 at SFU-Woodward’s (Vancouver, BC) as part of their “Hello Again” workshop for parents and adult children. Presented by Hollyhock. Moderated by Maria LaRose.

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Gabor Maté
2016
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Moms & Sons—Stories by Mothers and Sons, in Appreciation of Each Other

This book contains 101 favorite stories and poems from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library honoring the lifelong relationship between mothers and sons.

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Jack Canfield (author), Mark Victor Hansen (author), Amy Newmark (editor)
2008
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Multitasking Mom’s Survival Guide

Laugh and learn with these 101 inspiring and amusing stories for moms who do it all! Make some “me time” to relax and read this collection of inspirational and entertaining stories—with great tips from other busy moms too.

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Jack Canfield , Mark Victor Hansen
2014
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