Perspective

Dr. Laura Schlessinger speaks from experience on many of the issues she discusses in this book. For starters, she is a family and marriage therapist with her own practice. During her twenties, she had been married for two years and then divorced. She sees her old self in many of the women that call her up for advice. From first hand experience, she knows what they are going through. Additionally, she knows how to help them. These are the individuals she seeks to work with. For twenty years, she has practiced what she preaches. Dr. Laura is living proof that it is possible for women to possess the courage and fortitude needed in order to live a happy and fulfilling life.

In the beginning of the book, Dr. Laura states that the ideas she presents will probably upset and anger many people. Her ideas are not that easy...