Drawing on Dinora Pines’ lifetime of clinical experience, this classic book provides a psychoanalytic understanding of women’s relationships with their bodies, focusing on key moments in women’s lives. With chapters organised to follow the female life-cycle, topics covered include the turbulence of adolescence, pregnancy and childbirth, infertility and abortion, menopause and old age, and the traumatic effects of surviving the Holocaust.
Key Features
- Psychoanalytic insights into women’s relationships with their bodies.
- Chapters organised by the female life-cycle.
- Covers significant topics such as adolescence, pregnancy, infertility, menopause, and trauma.
- Includes a foreword from Susie Orbach.
- Relevant for mental health professionals including counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychoanalysts.
Additional Information
This book will be of interest to mental health professionals including counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychoanalysts.
