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With Death On My Shoulder: The Spirituality of Depression
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ISBN:
0-7414-2764-8
©2005
Price:
$18.95
Book Size:
5.5'' x 8.5''
, 374 pages
Category/Subject:
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
For persons who rely on anti-depressant drugs rather than accepting unwelcome emotions, With Death on My Shoulder offers hope for vibrant Life—the twin sister of Death.
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Abstract:
An attempted suicide in 1968 launched an intense journey to emotional and spiritual health. The mother of five children, trapped in a loveless marriage, hope replaced despair as Death became my friend and guide. My mother had taught: “smile and be happy, regardless of circumstances;” my father’s dictum was “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” At age thirty-five I’d seldom acknowledged anything un-nice. Death carried disassociated feelings to awareness, inspiring courage to seek the truth that leads to wholeness.
For persons who rely on anti-depressant drugs rather than accepting unwelcome emotions, With Death on My Shoulder offers hope for vibrant Life -- the twin sister of Death.
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Customer Reviews
 
Silent, Suffering Sisterhood
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12/18/2005
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Reviewer:
Pam Kazmaier
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This is a sad story of the silent, suffering sisterhood among women in the lds church. Bonnie's obedience to the church caused her to neglect her own potential for a brilliant career, in order to shore up her husband's puny attempts at one. Rather than trust her inner voice, she abandoned her goals, in order to obey the church, and a miserable husband, who was cruel and abusive. It was shocking to read of her passive paralysis that prevented her from protecting her innocent children from violent beatings. Her creepy husband made fun of her, kept them in financial ruin, and had an affair, as she stoically stood by his side. Bonnie was groomed by church and parents to lose herself, give away her power, let her dreams die, and live in fear and guilt in order to prove allegiance to a church. As Hitler admonished women of his day, "Kinder, Kirche, Kuche!", the lds church commands women today, "Children, Church, Cooking!" It was only after Bonnie quit obeying that her situation improved. We women need to wake each other up by telling our horrific stories of abuse and degredation. I applaud Bonnie's brave voice in telling her story. Pam Kazmaier, author of the essay, "Losing my Mind, Bit by Bit"
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