{"product_id":"special-women-camelia-maria-9781803840222","title":"Special Women: 7 Empowering Stories for Women to Unleash Their Inner Strength Healing and Rediscovering Guide","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the difference between being a \"special woman\" and an authentic one in this powerful book of therapeutic stories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing special \u003c\/strong\u003e= false identity created just to please others, out of a need for appreciation, recognition and validation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeing authentic \u003c\/strong\u003e= being honest with yourself and others, being in truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever wondered how you are in relationship with others, special or authentic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you captive or free in your relationships?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes your relationship with your partner nourish you or exhaust you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow often does the same kind of partner appear in your life for whom you are \"special\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Special Women\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a living book, because it talks about real-life experiences of women who have forgotten to love themselves. 7 inspiring stories from the author's own life and the lives of women around her, mothers, grandmothers, girlfriends, wives, daughters, all in the same pattern of codependency, for needing to be seen, appreciated, valued, supported, but lacking authenticity... some caught in cobwebs, others in the ephemerality of sensational moments, others perched on pedestals or in hypnotic carousels, running the same story over and over again, because it offers illusory stability, comfort and security. This is the 'special woman', crying out for love and recognition of her femininity by being something other than herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiring stories tie together, creating a red thread of the pattern, through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- The naive child caught in a spider's web\u003c\/strong\u003e, who perfectly \"weaves\" the pattern of co-dependency on her abuser, settling for his small doses of attention, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Then continues with the \"warrior\" rebelling on her own actions, denying the abusive situation, through the character of \"\u003cstrong\u003eWarrior Sakura\u003c\/strong\u003e\", which naturally leads to internalization and the creation of a cocoon that protects her from pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Thus, the character of the third story, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Caterpillar and the Cocoon of Complexity\u003c\/strong\u003e\", appears on the scene, to whom the need for knowledge becomes a partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Her exit from the cocoon is a solar one, like a sunflower, bright, believing she is ready after so much knowledge, but the character in the story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe illuminated Sunflower\u003c\/strong\u003e\" is equally codependent on her Sun God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Now comes the great disappointment, experienced by the wonderful peacock in the fifth story, \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Peacock in High Heels\u003c\/strong\u003e\", who only after stepping off the heels of superiority, arrogance and desperation to have a perfect relationship and be a mother, feels the naturalness of the earth, of the natural. Except that imagining what it's like to be a mother and being one is different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The story of captivity continues through the sacrifice of the great mother in the story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Goddess of Plasticine\u003c\/strong\u003e\", which she makes for her God, her children and everyone in her life, creating her own pedestal for this great sacrifice out of the need to be recognized and revered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The last story \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mouse and the Mirror Trap\u003c\/strong\u003e\", places the great goddess in front of a mirror, in which she sees her \"story\" that she has lived over and over again, like a mouse, relentless, with the same kind of abusive partner, who seems to be a generous lion, but is nothing but a greedy cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of these \"special women\" are meant to make you stop the wheel of your life story and take a moment of honesty with yourself, by asking yourself one question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you a special woman, trapped in a relationship that doesn't nourish you, or are you authentic and truly loving?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLet these therapeutic stories work for your own healing and rediscovery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy \"Special Women\" today for you or a woman in your life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Camelia Maria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803840226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803840222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Em Publishers Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Camelia Maria","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519420936447,"sku":"9781803840222","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1504970f-2b6d-4ec1-8667-4b9c59f115ab.jpg?v=1778737463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/special-women-camelia-maria-9781803840222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}