Silent Female Scream

"The Silent Female Scream" teaches "how to believe that as a woman you have the right to be heard, valued and respected, and to know that anything less is just not okay." Through case studies and discussion, the author exposes that women's sense of self-worth and entitlement to speak their needs, especially in relationships, is an area that feminism has ignored to its peril. By looking at the legacy of emotional silence that many women have inherited from long before grandmother's day, she warns that emotional silence damages the mother-daughter relationship, women's relationships with themselves and each other, and their equality and visibility. Using key questions, the author guides the reader to wake-up to her own learned silence and teaches a language of entitlement and visibility that has until now been missing for women.

"Are women 'heard, valued and respected' in western society? The Silent Female Scream argues that there is still room for considerable improvement. Rosjke Hasseldine, relationship consultant and psychotherapist, traces her personal journey from childhood to motherhood, as she brings into focus the struggles women face in order to be recognised in what is still a male-dominated world. Insightful and revealing analysis about female marginalisation is derived from autobiographical description of her father's withdrawal, animosity from her mother, strains in relationships and final break with her family after years of difficulty and depression. The often less dramatic tensions which are present in almost all women's lives benefit from comparison with Hasseldine's story and the case studies she uses: unequal gender dynamics are perpetuated not only by men, but also by the women who conform to complacent male expectation. The three parts of the book identify why women's voices are stifled, ways that their voices can be reclaimed, and finally, how such empowerment leads to stronger and more successful relationships. Hasseldine examines the compromises which arise as a daughter, professional, friend, and mother. Of particular interest is her insight into the mother-son relationship which too often goes ignored. The end of each chapter poses a series of questions encouraging honest reflection about one's own attitudes and behaviour, which made me realise how often I fail to challenge unfavourable situations. The Silent Female Scream celebrates the value of womanhood; it is perhaps wishful thinking to hope that men too might read Hasseldine's important and persuasive message."

Rosjke Hasseldine MS MBACP (Accredited) is a world renowned Mother-Daughter Relationship expert, teacher, and therapist, having worked with thousands of mothers and daughters of all ages and from different cultures throughout her long career. She is the founder of Mother-Daughter Coaching International, where she passes on her model of understanding and strengthening the mother-daughter relationship to mental health professionals and coaches. Rosjke is the author of The Silent Female Scream and The Mother-Daughter Puzzle. She has blogged for the Huffington Post and American Counseling Association, taught Women in Leadership at the University of New Hampshire, spoken at Marriage and Family, Counselling, and Women's Conferences around the world, and organized a panel on the mother-daughter relationship for the United Nations 62nd Commission on the Status of Women, March 2018, New York City.