In Pursuit of Radio Mom: Searching for the Mother I Never Had

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In Pursuit of Radio Mom brings the reader tight to Terry Crylens side as it traces her path from frequent and debilitating anxiety, loneliness, and shameand a dysfunctional marriage that mirrors the dynamics of her relationship with her motherto the discovery of her authentic self and the happiness and fulfillment such a transformation brings. Radio Mom also illuminates the ways in which one generation impacts the nextboth wittingly and unwittinglywhen later, while pressing along the difficult route of raising her own daughter, the author is challenged to confront, yet again, the legacy of her past.

A book that also makes transparent the process of psychotherapy, In Pursuit of Radio Moms message is this: the excavation of pain clears space within the mind and heartaffording the growth of new insight, overturning fear, and making acceptance and forgiveness possible.

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A strong voice from a clinical psychologist who writes with surprising candor and no psychobabble. Insightful; a tender take on the emotional chambers of the heart.
Linda Gray Sexton, best-selling author of Searching For Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother, Anne Sexton

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Terry Crylens thirty-five years in the mental health field, thirty of them in private practice as a PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist, served to enrich her understanding and appreciation for the emotional power of the mother-daughter relationship. A graduate of Northwestern University, her career in mental health focused largely on working with adolescent girls and adult women presenting with clinical depression, anxiety, and complex mood disorders. A lifelong Chicagoan, she is committed to supporting community efforts aimed at creating opportunities for the citys economically disadvantaged youth and is an ardent supporter of the arts. Along with her husband, Phil, Terry is also a frequent flyer, devoted to maintaining strong ties with familymost of whom are scattered across the US. When not on the road or writing, she can be found hanging out with four-legged friends or with her nose in a good book. She lives in Chicago, IL.