Too Long a Child

From Persephone to Sylvia Plath the mother-daughter relationship has been central to every woman's life. Using her wide experience as a psychotherapist, Nini Herman traces the struggle of mothers and daughters to free themselves from each other - to recognise each other as separate. Where they succeed, their relationship can be a source of enduring strength; when they fail, it can lead to frustration, madness and even suicide. Part One.

Tribute to Freud.

An Approach to Winnicott.

Part Two.

Sister Mary Tells Her Story.

Part Three.

The Paintings.

Comments On The paintings By Sister Mary.

Comments On The Paintings by Nini Herman.

Nini Herman - Reflections.

Nini Herman is the author of Too Long a Child: The Mother-Daughter Dyad, published by Wiley. From Persephone to Sylvia Plath the mother-daughter relationship has been central to every woman's life. Using her wide experience as a psychotherapist, Nini Herman traces the struggle of mothers and daughters to free themselves from each other - to recognise each other as separate. Where they succeed, their relationship can be a source of enduring strength; when they fail, it can lead to frustration, madness and even suicide.