{"product_id":"9780967126548","title":"Growing Up \"Unacceptable\": How Katharine Hepburn Rescued Me","description":"When Signe Dayhoff is seven years old, she is told she is \"unacceptable\" by the father she desperately seeks to make love her. Because of his own deep-seated problems, he bullies her: blaming, belittling, criticizing, and emotionally abandoning her. Decades of this abuse leave her with the scars of social anxiety, anger, distrust, and low self-confidence. However, she is a survivor. That small voice in the inner reaches of her brain tells her she can, somehow, make herself \"acceptable to be loved\"-whatever that is supposed to mean. As she struggles to accomplish this nebulous goal, her efforts are not always smart or useful, and are sometimes self-sabotaging. Still she learns and grows. Intuitively she knows she needs a bold, larger-than-life image with which her inner-self can identify. That isn't her brow-beaten mother. As a result, she recruits Katharine Hepburn's strong, assertive, no-nonsense movie persona as her role model. Soon her mantra becomes, \"What would Katharine Hepburn do in this situation?\" This often leads to some amusing scenarios. Serious, humorous, and adventure-filled, this autobiographical novel follows the author on her rollercoaster ride of self-discovery about what acceptability means and \"whose\" acceptability really matters. Ultimately she overcomes her past and forges for herself kick-butt empowerment and a compassionate recovery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDr Signe a Dayhoff Phd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eEffectiveness-Plus Publications Llc\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eFeb 15, 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e212 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e0967126541\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9780967126548\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Effectiveness-Plus Publications Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48390109823281,"sku":"9780967126548","price":16.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/products\/9780967126548.jpg?v=1709056438","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9780967126548","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}