The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships (Wiley Audio)

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Summary: FABULOUS BOOK--A MUST-READ!
Review: Thank God for this insightful, life-transforming book by Ms. Engel! Reading this book was like
receiving rain in the desert in the heat of summer! While embroiled in a troublesome situation,
after reading this book, I finally understood why asking for an apology is mandatory in certain
situations, and why receiving a bitter, insincere apology feels insulting and annoying and serves
only to escalate the problem, creating more ill-will and distancing. I also learned what the

elements of an effective apology are, and why not receiving a sincere, heart-felt apology makes
one increasingly angry, resentful and frustrated. Thanks to Ms. Engel, I now understand why
simply "glossing over" or "pretending it never happened" isn't a healthy, viable option when one
has been grossly insulted or mistreated, as well as why apologizing enhances, rather than
diminishes, the one who apologizes. For anyone who wants to understand the inner-workings
and dynamics of healthy relationships, and desires to understand when, where and how a sincere
apology fits into all of this, thereby improving the quality of his/her own relationships, this is a
must-read book!

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I was disappointed in this book. It doesn't say anything most of us don't know. It could have been summed up in five pages or less, too. The sort of people who don't apologize or who give insincere apologies or who demand instant forgiveness also know this stuff and would not read a book like this even if they didn't. I'm surprised this one found a publisher.

Beverly Engel has written many other books that are indispensable. Try The Emotionally Abused Woman or Encouragements for the Emotionally Abused Woman instead. Divorcing a Parent is also very good.

I was hugely disappointed that the author seemed to repudiate much of what she wrote in Divorcing a Parent in this book, because her own abusive parent finally apologized to her. Whatever she believes about that turn of events or is tempted to believe, I don't think it should have generated another book. It almost seems like a betrayal of her readers, most of whom will not be receiving any such apologies and who may struggle for years to find the strength to cut ties with abusive parents - using her books to shore them up in ways society doesn't.

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Summary: Reading's voice keeps the simple lessons easy
Review: Kate Reading narrates this classic account of discovering the healing power of apology. This outlines healing steps which may be taken to transform relationships, outlining common barriers to healing and how to overcome them. Reading's voice keeps the simple lessons easy.