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Especially as our mothers begin to age or pass away, many women find themselves feeling bad about all the things that went unsaid or undone. Find out how to escape the grasp of guilt and start savoring every moment to the max.

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE:
“Any tiny doubts that may have been lurking within me have been released because the doctor reaffirmed that my decision to operate was the best decision I have ever made.”

My Heart-Wrenching Decision
Judy Brand, Texas (page 117)

RADIO SHOW CALL-IN IDEA:
Invite your listeners call in with ways their mom makes them feel guilty. Lisa can share with each of them a simple, easy technique to help ease this guilt out of their life.

Daughter-mother conflict can run deep. Without communication it becomes seemingly impossible to heal. Lisa can share a technique that facilitates healing communication (even if it totally one-sided).

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE:
“I had to place you in a nursing home when your condition finally defeated my ability to care for you and keep you with me. I try to tell myself I have nothing to apologize for.”

Forgiving Myself for a Broken Promise
Lisa Sorkin, Illinois, (page 176)

Do you secretly loathe a part of yourself that robs you of the whole person you could be? Let Lisa tell you how you can break away from what others think and discover the best part of yourself!

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE:
“What could I have done differently to make you choose the light?”

Overcoming Abuse
Beckie A. Miller, Arizona (page 65)

Recycling unresolved anger towards your mother can be dangerous. Discover how to transform that anger into compassion and understanding and experience the healing and strength that results.

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE
“You ignored the very large and obvious lump in your armpit for years. I have chosen not to dwell on what could have been if you would have faced the cancer immediately.”

Why Did You Ignore Your Health?
Jessica (Jette) Stephens, California (page 90)

RADIO SHOW CALL-IN IDEA:
Invite your listeners call in with ways their mom makes them angry. Lisa can share with each of them a simple, easy technique to help release this anger.

Is conflict with your mom taking its toll on all your relationships? Lisa reveals ten tips to safely reconnect with your mom via letter writing so you can find freedom from the anger, hurt, resentment and unfulfilled expectations as well as unearth possibilities for healing and growth.

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE:
“For most of my life I’ve been asking and expecting you to give me what you didn’t have and couldn’t give.”

No Le Pidas Peras al Olma (Don’t Ask and Elm Tree for Pears)
Marisol Munoz Kiehne, Ph.D., California (page 107)

If your mom has already passed away and you wish you’d had the chance to say goodbye, you still can. Lisa Delman can share a technique that can help you say your goodbyes and release this burden from your heart.

LETTER FROM THE BOOK TO SHARE:
“Yours was a miracle that turned me around. The same cancer that devoured your body and took you away from your husband and sons made me – your only daughter – see you as a woman who lived a life, and not just as the mother who complained about mine.”

As Unpredictable in Death As in Life
Eve Nicholas, Texas (page 206)