Books

  • What will it cost you?

    The "Afterword to the Original Edition" at the end of "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware; society's betrayal of the child, Alice Miller writes. "Before sending the manuscript of this book to the publisher, I gave it to four collegues to… Continue reading

  • When You are Aware.

    "It is quite possible to listen to God's Voice all through the day without interrupting your regular activities in any way.  The part of your mind in which truth abides is in constant communication with God, whether you are aware… Continue reading

  • “I am Mental”

    And, Alice Miller again!   "If I succeed in making even a few people aware of how the victimization of children is concealed by placing the blame on them, then all the misunderstandings and reproaches for being one-sided that I… Continue reading

  • Behind the Art.

    "It may still be decades or even centuries before humankind stops regarding the knowledge stored up in the unconscious as immaterial, as pathological fantasies of the insane or of eccentric poets, and comes to see it for what it really… Continue reading

  • Allow me to see mine.

    More of Alice Miller… "Many professionals respond to the new information available about child abuse with insensitivity and indifference, which I assume are primarily a reflection of their loyalty to theory and not of their own heartlessness.  This reaction is… Continue reading

  • Who is now a parent.

    Alice Miller writes in "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware"… "The consequences of sexual abuse however, are not restricted to problems in one's sexual life; they impair the development of the self and of an automous personality. There are several reasons… Continue reading

  • When unaware…

    Here is another section that I found interesting….from "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware" by Alice Miller.  "In "The Aetiology of Hysteria" Freud is struggling with this resistance on the part of the public. He knows that he has hit upon… Continue reading

  • The Baseline for how we live.

    In Alice Miller's book, "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware" she writes about groups and our need to belong.  "How can it be explained psychologically that the same person who exhibits so much acumen and critical judgment concerning his enemies at… Continue reading

  • Wrought with abuse…

    Another section of "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware" by Alice Miller. "This is why I keep trying to explain my position with the aid of various images and concepts. I always regard myself as the advocate for the child in… Continue reading

  • Believing the Child

     Another section of Alice Miller's book, "Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society's Betrayal of the Child."   I know it is long…but it shows how the child is missed and why in most therapy sessions…while the parents get their full… Continue reading