Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

By: Harriet Lerner

Published January 12th 2017 by Gerald Duckworth & Co (first published January 10th 2017)

Category: Business

Pages: 209 pages

ISBN: B01MTXPNK1

Description:
The renowned psychologist and bestselling author of The Dance of Anger, Harriet Lerner sheds new light on the two most important words in the English language: ÔIÕm sorryÕ Ð and offers a unique perspective on the challenge of healing broken relationships and restoring trust.
Lerner has been studying apologies for more than two decades. In Why WonÕt You Apologize? she offers compelling stories and solid theory to demonstrate the transformative power of making amends, and what is required for healing when the damage weÕve inflicted (or received) is far from simple. Readers will learn how to craft a meaningful apology and avoid signals of insincerity that only deepen suffering.
In Why WonÕt You Apologize? Lerner challenges the popular notion that forgiveness is the only path to peace of mind and helps those who have been injured to resist pressure to forgive too easily. She explains what drives both the non-apologizer and the over-apologizer, and why the people who do the worst things are the least able to own their misdeeds. With her trademark humour and wit, Lerner offers a joyful and sanity-saving guide to setting things right.