Side-by-side

As a clinical psychiatrist for the past twenty years Dr. Charles Sophy has treated both infamous young celebrities in Beverly Hills as well as foster children from all walks of life in the Los Angeles County child welfare system. Now, with his first book, he presents a concrete strategy to improve communication between mothers and daughters, the most tension-fraught, precarious family dynamic of all.Dr. Sophy introduces a revolutionary new communication approach called the Chair Strategy. Designed to get moms and daughters to go from being at odds, or sitting back to back, to looking at life and events in the same direction, or side by side, the ultimate goal of the Chair Strategy is to get moms and daughters face to face, moving forward together with shared goals and open, loving communication. Each of these three chair positions will inevitably arise, yet the skill is in learning, as a mom, to steer you and your daughter towards the right position that will help navigate the current situation to a productive outcome.Through a series of exercises, guided conversations, journaling and real-world stories this book takes the mother-daughter relationship, regardless of where it falls on the spectrum of healthy, and guides it toward a new level of understanding and love.