Tears Are Truth: Waiting to Be Spoken [Paperback]

Dianea Kohl-Riise (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 6, 1999

"TEARS ARE TRUTH...intimately portrays from a personal and professional perspective the importance and beauty of tears and their healing power." John Gray, author,"Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus"

You can learn how to benefit from the different levels of crying as Dianea reveals her most intimate journey of tears and rage, that continues to bring her to the deepest healing: relationships deeper in love, physical symtoms abate, and children's feelings are respected, so they can grow up into healthier Love. Please come to the palace; "there is a palace that opens only to tears," -Zohar

Editorial Reviews

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"...intimately portrays from a personal and professional perspective the importance and beauty of tears and their healing power." -- John Gray, author, "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus"

"...waiting to be spoken is a badly needed, highly recommended antidote to the cultural mores that distort, suppress..." -- Wisconsin Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review

"Here, finally, is a compelling book that champions the cause of tears." -- Barry (MD)and Joyce Vissell(RN), authors of The Shared Heart, Risk to be Healed, The Heart's Wisdom

About the Author

Dianea has spent much of her 50 years breaking down the myth, "Children are to be seen and not heard." After graduating from Cornell University's School of Nursing, she worked in various nursing arenas until she found her niche as a clinical nurse specialist on a psychiatric unit for 5 years. Since 1985, when she received her Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Syracuse University, she has worked as a psychotherapist, now in private practice in Ithaca, NY. For a year (96-97), she attended The Primal Center in California. She is inspired by her 2 daughters, Erin and Megan, dancing, and hiking in the National Parks. She is a kid again.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Collins Pubns; First Edition edition (October 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967246008
• ISBN-13: 978-0967246000
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,972,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Dianea's a Champion for Feelings, June 29, 2011

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Barry Vissell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears Are Truth: Waiting to Be Spoken (Paperback)

This book will help anyone connect with their feelings, the first step toward healing and real growth as an individual or couple. Dianea doesn't beat around the bush. She goes straight to the feeling reality. If you value honesty, read this book. --Barry and Joyce Vissell, authors of Shared Heart: Relationship Initiations and Celebrations, Light in the Mirror: A New Way to Understand Relationships, Meant to Be: Miraculous Stories to Inspire a Lifetime of Love, and A Mother's Final Gift

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sappy sentimentalism, August 2, 2006

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galacticmedia (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears Are Truth: Waiting to Be Spoken (Paperback)

This book is sappy, whiny sentimentalism at best -- a sad tribute to the author's need for exhibitionism more than anything. If you're interested in learning how many times a week Dianea Kohl-Riise masturbates or her children's poor opinion of her -- look no further. This book is self-help, all right-- self-help for Dianea, and Dianea alone.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, insightful, unique, revelatory reading., September 7, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tears Are Truth: Waiting to Be Spoken (Paperback)

Something has gone very wrong in contemporary Western culture -- men are expected not to cry, and women, while culturally permitted to weep, are devalued or patronized for it. Eons of human evolution aptly demonstrated the tears serve more than the simple function of providing moisture to the eyes. Tears serve as an emotional and cathartic response to environmental stress, inner emotional turmoil, excesses of feels (be they joy or sorrow), and immensely effective mechanism for renewing the human spirit to deal with whatever life has in store for them. Dianea Kohl-Riise's Tears Are Truth...waiting To Be Spoken is a badly needed, highly recommended antidote to the cultural mores that distort, suppress, and devalue the efficacy of tears for maintaining a complete and cohesive humanity within the individual, the family, and the community.