30 Days of Giveaways: Day 5 – With or Without a Man: Single Women Taking Control of Their Lives – Review & Giveaway!
Dr. Karen Gail Lewis’s book and workbook set, With or Without a Man, couldn’t have come my way at a better time. A month ago, I got dumped out of the blue, via email, after 4 months of dating someone.
I thought, “What did I do wrong?” “Who am I without a man?” “Am I destined to be eternally single?”
Dr. Lewis cleared all of that up AND gave me the tools I needed to better understand myself, the pressures society puts on us as women to be in a relationship, and whether or not I really needed a man to live.
Dr. Lewis has been a marriage and family counselor for 38 years. She’s currently in private practice in Washington, DC. Dr. Lewis is the author of numerous books for single women, about marriage, and adult siblings. Her upcoming book is entitled, Why Don’t You Understand? A Gender Relationship Dictionary.
With or Without a Man starts off with a round-table discussion between never-married and divorced middle-aged women, talking about the pressure to be married and how women sometimes wrap our self-worth up in whether we’re in a relationship or not.
Dr. Lewis tells us on page 13, that:
”a single woman, then, is often described by who she isn’t.” Unmarried.
But Dr. Lewis keys us in on the very real definition of a single woman:
“It refers to women who want to marry and want to remarry, as well as those who don’t want to be married at all but wouldn’t mind living with a man in a committed relationship. It includes women who are dating, who wish they were dating, and those, like nuns and lesbians, who have no interest in dating men at all.”
Her workbook of the same title, has 30 exercises that guide and instruct women to look deep within themselves and realize what they really want in life. Part 1 discusses the messages we absorbed during childhood about marriage. Part 2 helps us shift our thinking to the advantages and disadvantages of being single. Part 3 discusses fighting the blues. Part 4 discusses change and how changing our attitudes can change our lives.
I’m personally looking forward to reading Chapter 8: Hope for Horniness – Facing Your Sexual Feelings. Can you tell I have some newly-single frustration in this area?
The exciting part of this review? One of YOU lucky readers will receive your very own book and workbook from Dr. Lewis entitled, With or Without a Man: Single Women Taking Control of Their Lives! Trust me, this is one lucky winner! Dr. Lewis has helped open my eyes to many common thinking distortions, and she’s going to help you too!
Even if you don’t win this fabulous giveaway, you can still purchase the book in all bookstores, although the workbook is only available on her website. The price is right and the help is invaluable!
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Giveaway starts 6/5 & Ends 6/22
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Have been divorced twice. You can always learn more.
have alot of friends who thin k they are nothing without a husband- but you can be something with or without a husbnd- wpuld love to read
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I’d love a chance to read this because I am really horrible at being single, honestly I dont know how to be single, I always feel lost and incomplete without a man (yes I know that isn’t a good thing) but I dont know how to get over the fear of being on my own.
i might leave my husband someday
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I would love to win this for my friend Anne who just got divorced. He had been cheating on her for over 10 years and she found out from his family that he only married her for his benefit….what scum.
I think this book could help her out a lot.
I need a new good read
I am a single mother and always have been and I sometimes feel guilty because of my circumstances. Would love to read this to get more in touch with my feelings.
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I would actually like to win this for a friend of mine who recently went through a bad break up and is already looking for another man!
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Would you believe me if I said I want this for a friend?? truly…
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I think my sister would benefit from this. She always picks losers just because she is lonesome.
I’d love to read this book – I’m on the verge of a divorce!
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I would benefit from this because I am a single mom in my early 40’s. Sometimes I find it discouraging being single. It would be nice to get a different perspective and maybe learn a few things in the process
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I would love to win this! I’ve always “put off” things I want to do because I feel like they would be richer if experienced with my future partner, but I’m realizing I need to live my life and not hold back and play the waiting game. This would be a great step in that direction, thanks for the giveaway!
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This would actually be for one of my two co-workers who both seem to be freak-magnets. They could both use it! It would benefit my by helping them.
I actually had already commented on http://msmodern.com/?p=45
i’d love to get another perspective
Would like to hear what he has to say about the differences between women who are married and who are not and what his views are.
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Great read, great contest!
I have a very single, never-been married friend, who is putting all her time and energy into finding a man. I believe that this book would really profit her, and as a good friend, I’d love to gift it to her.
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My constructive comment is as follows: Relationships are lovely sometimes, and being alone is lovely sometimes. Enjoy what you have and good things will come to you. Don’t push what isn’t meant to be, it can hurt too much. This book seems like it will be very constructive. Come to think of it, maybe I should read it before I gift it to my friend.
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I’m a single mom and tried dating since the divorce. I don’t think I’m meant for relationships. But I’d love to read and figure out why.
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I’m single and usually okay with that because I am happy with who I am, but think this would be a good read for me…
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beleive it or not I want this for my mom she just split from my dad and is already looking for a new relationship they were together 30 years they have been sperated less than 6 months. I think she needs to learn to love herself first and not put her whole self worth on a man thanks for the chance
I would like this for my single friend who has searched long and hard for Mr. Right. I want her to know that it will be JUST FINE if she never finds him because her friends and family love HER and her daughter, with a man or without!
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I think a woman who thinks she cannot live without a man does not truly know or love herself as much as she should. A man doesn’t make you who you are! Sometimes they make life easier, sometimes they make life harder, but you are still YOU with or without them.
I would LOVE to win this for my sister. She is always getting with not so good guys that like to use her and I want her to see she DONT need a man in her life.
It’s hard to find quality men and I’d much rather be alone than with somebody not right for me. And yet? I feel the pressure from friends to be attached. It would be nice to be reminded of what’s right for me!
I’d love to read this.
Ive been in a relationship for about 2 months, but I feel like Im going to be single again pretty soon.
i would like this for my daughter her and her boyfriend are always breaking up
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My sister would love to read.
I would gain much insight from this book because I am single again & have no plans to date anyone at the moment.
Focusing on the kids & myself!
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