Every Family Has A Story
- Author Julia Samuel
- Narrator Julia Samuel
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 10 hours and 15 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Family psychology, Psychotherapy: couples and families, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Sociology: death and dying, Sociology: family and relationships.
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With her usual warmth and wisdom, bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel explores the family: what we inherit and how we can change
Relationships fundamentally influence our health and happiness -- and family is the only relationship that we cannot leave, however much we might like to. But we think too narrowly about the impact of our families on our lives.
Every Family Has A Story sees bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel turn from her work with individuals to sessions with a wide variety of families. Diving deep into eight case studies, with her usual storytelling panache and the latest academic research, she analyses a range of common issues including separation, step-relationships, leaving home, trauma and loss. In doing so, she reveals insightfully how deeply we are influenced by our families -- including the often under-appreciated impact of grandparents and siblings -- and offers universally applicable insights into how families can face challenges together. Her 12 touchstones for family wellbeing -- from fighting productively to making time for rituals, and from setting boundaries to allowing difference -- provide us with the tools to ultimately be better family members ourselves.
Revealing forgiveness and learning amidst trauma and hardship, this is an honest and compassionate meditation on what we inherit and how we can create the families we wish for.
© Julia Samuel 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
Critics Review
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Engaging, informative and very well written
Philippa Perry -
Full of nuggets of wisdom
Sunday Times -
Engrossing, generous . . . excellent advice worth a whole shelf of textbooks
Daily Mail -
I am a huge admirer of Julia’s work
Elizabeth Day -
A profoundly important and compassionate book for understanding family relationships much better. Highly recommended
Liz Earle
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