{"product_id":"d-is-for-dysfunctional-and-doo-mary-ellen-stepanich-9781458209870","title":"D Is for Dysfunctional-And Doo Wop: Songs of a Hoosier Schizo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Mary Ellen Stepanich, with tongue firmly in cheek, answers the question, \"How do you turn a normal, happy-go-lucky, poor, small-town girl of the Midwest into a push-me-pull-me, multi-married, mass-of-inner-conflicts schizophrenic?\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn her memoir, she shares the personal (and mostly true) story of her family's dysfunction. The eldest daughter of the family, she started out as an average, happy, and innocent little girl. Her voice was soon crushed, however, by disastrous value programming--the tacit and implicit lessons taught by parents, teachers, peers, relatives, and even the geographical and cultural environment. These learned values can become immutable unless the person receiving them can finally recognize that these behaviors do not benefit their lives--and then boldly choose to ignore them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Mary Ellen has wanted out of life was someone to listen to her, and now her voice is finally heard. Her tale, one of systematic abuse and silence, is told with refreshing honesty and humor. She was one of a generation born on the cusp between the Great Depression and the New Deal, and as a result she was programmed to become anything but the confident, assertive adult she has fought to create. In her story, there is hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ellen Stepanich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1458209873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781458209870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbott Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Mary Ellen Stepanich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48436619378943,"sku":"9781458209870","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2815e62a-c81a-4ecc-b506-c7335046b42e.jpg?v=1777157147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/d-is-for-dysfunctional-and-doo-mary-ellen-stepanich-9781458209870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}