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Behavioral psychotherapist, oral historian, lecturer, and author, Linda Appleman Shapiro earned her B.A. in literature from Bennington College, a Master’s degree in Human Development/Counseling from the Bank Street College of Education, and a Master Certification in Neuro-Linguistic Programming from the New York Institute of N.L.P. She has further certifications in Ericksonian Hypnosis and Substance Abuse/Addictions Counseling.

Shapiro is a contributing author in the casebook, Leaves Before the Wind: Leading Applications of N.L.P.

In private practice for more than thirty years, Shapiro also served as a senior staff member at an out-patient facility for addicts and their families. As an oral historian, she has documented the lives of many of N ...more

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"Dancing With Love and Loss:" Interview with author Shirley Melis

About Shirley:  

Shirley Melis is a longtime business writer, travel writer, and newspaper columnist who traveled the world interviewing everyone from busboys to heads of international organizations before launching a career in public relations in Washington, D.C.

With Banged-Up Heart, she now takes her writing in a new direction, delving deeply into her own personal story of finding love late, los Read more of this blog post »

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	She's Not Herself 3.88 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Rooms, Upstairs: A Psychotherapist's Journey into and Beyond Her Mother's Mental Illness 3.32 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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― Linda Appleman Shapiro, She's Not Herself: A psychotherapist's journey into and beyond her mother's mental illness

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“Good authors simply delight. The great ones mix the useful with the sweet.”
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“For years afterward, I believed that gaining something good came at a painful cost.”
― Linda Appleman Shapiro, She's Not Herself: A psychotherapist's journey into and beyond her mother's mental illness