Mother-Daughter Wisdom

Women's health pioneer Christiane Northrup provides a comprehensive mind/body/spirit approach to a healthy life--one that acknowledges and explores the deep and sustaining bond between mother and daughter. Using the metaphor of life as a house, she identifies three developmental stages (or rooms)--three months to seven years, ages seven to 14, and ages 14 to 21--and discusses key issues that arise within each one: conception, food, friendships, sexuality, addictions, spirituality, etc.. She then offers practical advice on health issues such as conception, self-care, sleeping, bowel health, and immunization. And she doesn't hesitate to share her own views, from the gut, on parenting (including smothering mothering) and on that essential element, self-esteem. Northrup's wisdom is based on her experiences as a woman, a daughter, and a mother--and on a belief that these ways of knowing comprise a huge and valuable body of knowledge that must be passed on. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.