The Secret Meaning of Money: How to Prevent Financial Problems from Destroying Our Most Intimate Relationships / Edition 1

by Cloé Madanes

Overview

Breaks the silence about the power money holds over familylife

Internationally known psychologist Cloe Madanes and writer ClaudioMadanes present a revolutionary view of the role money plays infamilies. In dozens of stories, anecdotes, and case histories, theyshow how family members all use money in covert ways that expressdesires, struggles for power, and yearning for commitment. Toprevent money issues from destroying relationships, the authorspresent an extraordinary problem-solving technique that uses moneyto restore and heal family relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787941161
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/31/1998
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.32(w) x 9.51(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

CLOE MADANES is one of the most respected family therapists in the world. Her previous books include the classic Strategic Family Therapy and Behind the One Way Mirror. She is co-director of the Family Therapy Institute in Washington, D.C. CLAUDIO MADANES is her brother and a well-known screenwriter in Argentina.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Challenge of Money.

2. Money and the Young Couple.

3. Money and Our Difficult Parents.

4. What Parents Can Do for Children with Money.

5. Money and the Middle Years.

6. Divorce and the Second Marriage.

7. When Parents Are Impoverished.

8. Problems of a Wealthy Family.

9. Money and the Older Couple.

10. The Positive Use of Money.

11. Money and Irrational Behavior.

Editorial Reviews

"A treasure chest of wisdom about the touchiest and most explosivetopic of family life. Pure gold!'' (Frank S. Pittman III, M.D.,author of Man Enough: Fathers, Sons and the Search forMasculinity)

"Overspending is a common dysfunction among couples, and theMadanes have some unorthodox but effective possible solutions."(Dallas Morning News)

"Don't let the small size and easy readability of this book foolyou. Its message is concentrated: It is possible to have both moneyand love." (The Psychotherapy Letter)

"Overspending is a common dysfunction among couples, and theMadanes have some unorthodox but effective possible solutions."(Dallas Morning News)

From the Publisher

An exploration of how issues related to the control, dispensing, pooling, and wasting of money can jeopardize family and romantic relationships. Incorporating dozens of anecdotes of situations she has encountered over the years in her own practice, the author explores money issues in child-parent, sibling, married, and other relationships. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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