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In this pivotal work, the bestselling author of Co-Dependence provides the understanding women need to enhance self-awareness and clarifies what it means to be a woman living in a male-dominated society, which is often at odds with the way women feel.

Anne Wilson Schaef offers guidance for those feeling overwhelmed by life's demands. With her wisdom and humor, she encourages readers to find serenity amid chaos, embrace mindfulness, and enjoy daily moments that nourish the soul. The book combines contemplation with practical actions for a more joyful life.

The book introduces the concept of the Female System, highlighting a transformative reality where women are recognized as valued, first-class citizens. It explores the implications of this shift and the importance of redefining societal structures to support women's empowerment. The new foreword by Carol S. Pearson adds contemporary insights, enriching the discussion around gender equality and the potential for a more inclusive future.

Many of today's women are overextended栤diction to working, rushing, taking care of other people's needs. With wisdom, insight, and humor, these 365 mediations梯mbined with quotations from women of different ages, cultures, and perspectives涩ll help women recognize that cycle. In a welcome antidote to the mad rush of modern living, Schaef's concise meditations will open new doors to new ways of living. These meditations will provide sustenance and inspiration and create possibilities for positive change in the lives of all women who do too much.

Exploring the complexities of relationship dynamics, the author applies her broader addiction theory specifically to sex, love, romance, and interpersonal connections. By clearly defining and contrasting various relationship addictions, she offers insights into how these dependencies manifest and affect individuals. This examination not only sheds light on the nature of these addictions but also provides a framework for understanding and addressing them.

Schaef and Fassel show how managers, workers, and organization members exhibit the classic symptoms of addiction: denying and avoiding problems, assuming that there is no other way of acting, and manipulating events to maintain the status quo.

From the New York Times bestselling author Anne Wilson Schaef comes a spiritual guide and everyday living manual that vitally respects and integrates the critical lessons to be garnered from Native elders from around the globe. In Becoming a Hollow Bone Schaef imparts the richness revealed to her over many years by elder Native Americans, Aboriginal Australians, Maoris, and other Indigenous cultures. Schaef often heard elders from an all‑embracing variety of Native peoples say, "Our legends tell us that a time will come when our wisdom and way of living will be necessary to save the planet, and that time is now." Anyone ready to move from feeling separate to a profound sense of connectedness, from the personal to the global, will find a provocative path in this mind‑expanding, stunningly spiritual, yet practical book.

Traces the history and development of the concept of co-dependence and discusses its often confusing, overlapping definitions--now with a new introduction by the author.

365 Meditationen für Frauen, die zuviel arbeiten, sich suchtartig ständig um andere sorgen und sich für andere aufopfern. Ein Buch, das anregen will, sich über die eigenen Probleme klar zu werden und sie zu bewältigen. `Workaholism` ist eine Sucht wie Alkoholismus, eine verhängnisvolle Erkrankung, die jedoch geheilt werden kann.

Menschen, die im Umfeld von Suchtkranken leben, haben es schwer, persönliche Klarheit zu bewahren. Sie sind ständig in Gefahr, ihren eigenen, latenten Krankheiten zu verfallen. Doch immer noch wird die sogenannte Co-Abhängigkeit nicht als eigenständige Krankheit betrachtet.Mit ihrem Konzept der Co-Abhängigkeit geht die Psychotherapeutin Anne Wilson Schaef diesem psychosozialen Phönomen auf den Grund und zeigt auf, wie tief diese Krankheit in unserer Gesellschaft verwurzelt ist.