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

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• Surviving Ophelia *
• Title Page *
• Contents v
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction 1
• Part One - Not Wanting to Know: the Journey Begins *
• 1 - Turning Points for Better and Worse: Facing Anorexia, Dishonesty, and Separation 11
• 2 - Living with Uncertainty: the Search for Why 24
• 3 - Finding a Way around Problems: the Magic of Music, Communication, and Hugs 37
• 4 - Shared Vulnerabilities: Body Image, Fitting In, and Ghosts from the Past 50
• Part Two - Hoping to Help: Crises Big and Little *
• 5 - The Contrary: on Being Smarter, Prettier, or More Unique Than Others 69
• 6 - The Power of Mother's Intuition: Making Mistakes, Bullies, Lack of Trust, and Starting over 83
• Part Three - Interventions: on Our Own and with Others *
• 7 - Combating Depression, Eating Disorders, and Rebellion: Professional Therapists and Mother Therapy 99
• 8 - Institutions: Strangers Take over Our Lives 113

• Surviving Ophelia *
• Title Page *
• Contents v
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction 1
• Part One - Not Wanting to Know: the Journey Begins *
• 1 - Turning Points for Better and Worse: Facing Anorexia, Dishonesty, and Separation 11
• 2 - Living with Uncertainty: the Search for Why 24
• 3 - Finding a Way around Problems: the Magic of Music, Communication, and Hugs 37
• 4 - Shared Vulnerabilities: Body Image, Fitting In, and Ghosts from the Past 50
• Part Two - Hoping to Help: Crises Big and Little *
• 5 - The Contrary: on Being Smarter, Prettier, or More Unique Than Others 69
• 6 - The Power of Mother's Intuition: Making Mistakes, Bullies, Lack of Trust, and Starting over 83
• Part Three - Interventions: on Our Own and with Others *
• 7 - Combating Depression, Eating Disorders, and Rebellion: Professional Therapists and Mother Therapy 99
• 8 - Institutions: Strangers Take over Our Lives 113
• 9 - Change of Struggles, Change of Scene 128
• Part Four - When Troubles Go on and on *
• 10 - Crazy Soup Emotions: Love, Anger, and Frustration 143
• 11 - Grieving for Our Little Girl Lost: When Proms, Graduation, and College Fade Away 156
• 12 - Trying to Survive: Getting through a Day, an Afternoon, or an Hour 173
• 13 - Discovering Boundaries: Saving Our Daughters, Saving Ourselves 186
• Part Five - Part of the Picture: Significant Others *
• 14 - Ophelia: with and without Fathers 205
• 15 - Little Girl Grown: Daughters Look Back 223
• Part Six - Into the Future *
• 16 - Where We Are Now 243
• Appendix - Where to Find Help 247
• Index 251