Damour wrote the awardwinning new york times best seller untangled. Lisa damour books list of books by author lisa damour. Lisa damour discusses the best ways to let your teenage daughter deal with the consequences of her actions. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinctand absolutely. Her work has been produced by theaters such as steppenwolf theatre, childrens theater company, clubbed thumb.
Damour s dark comedy is as rich and addictively satisfying as a fivelayer dip served up with a brimming bowl of tortilla chips. From sidesplitting comedy to compelling drama and everything inbetween, this book has you covered. She recently premiered terrible things, a dancetheater piece created with katie pearl and choreographer emily johnson, at ps122 in new york. Her work has been produced by theaters such as steppenwolf theatre, childrens theater company, clubbed thumb, the walker arts center, and the. Finally, theres some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist lisa damour is the bearer of that happy news. But her performance avoids the exaggerated phrasing and pitchspikes one hears from some narrators and quickly engages with the scholarship and insights that abound in every chapter of this book. Her work has been produced by theaters such as steppenwolf theatre, childrens theater company, clubbed thumb, the walker arts center, and the kitchen.
Other recent projects include swimming cities of switchback sea a performance for a fleet of seven handmade boats on the hudson river designed by. Reviews a friendly suburban barbecue spirals into a delirious, dangerous bacchanal in the superb play detroit by lisa damour. You want your daughter to become a critical consumer of the media, so use what shes watching to help her build those skills. The mystery of parenting teen girls is untangled with. Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls, and more on. She believes there is a predictable blueprint for how girls grow. Shop amongst our popular books, including 10, untangled, under pressure and more from lisa damour. Pearldamours work has been presented at ps122, here arts center and the walker arts center and the kitchen, among others. Untangled by lisa damour read by lisa damour audiobook.
Detroit is a fresh, offbeat look at what happens when we dare to open ourselves up to something new. Oscar wilde, 1891 and the picture of dorian gray rua. Feb 09, 2016 finally, theres some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist lisa damour is the bearer of that happy news. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Pictureperfect couple ben and mary fire up the grill to welcome the new neighbors whove moved into the longempty house next door. May 11, 2017 untangled by lisa lamour, phd was both a blessing and a curse. Damours plays include hide town produced by infernal bridegroom productions, houston 2006, anna bella eema produced by new georges, nyc 2003. The acting is very good, and annie kauffmans direction is sharp and gritty, but this script sometimes appears almost like a tv melodrama.
At motherlode, lead writer and editor kj dellantonia invites contributors and commenters to explore how our families affect our lives, and how the news affects our familiesand all families. Monologues for women, volume 2 continues the actors choice series with a brandnew selection of exceptional contemporary monologues. Lisa damour is a psychologist, new york times bestselling author, monthly new york times columnist, and regular contributor to cbs news. Untangled author lisa damour on planning for the future 1. Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood. See all books authored by lisa damour, including untangled. A sharp xray of the embattled american psyche as well as a smart, tart critique of the countrys fraying social fabric, ms. Detroit by lisa damour overdrive rakuten overdrive. Untangled explains whats going on, prepares parents for whats to come, and lets them know when its time to worry. Lisa damour is an obie awardwinning playwright and one half of pearldamour, an interdisciplinary performance company she runs with katie pearl.
Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinctand absolutely normaldevelopmental transitions that turn girls into grownups, including parting with childhood, contending with adult authority, entering the romantic world, and caring for herself. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Untangled by lisa lamour, phd was both a blessing and a curse. Lisa damour discusses ways to focus on the risks, not the rules, when talking to your teenager about dangerous behavior. Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood, and under pressure. In part 1, lisa and i talk about the difference between stress, anxiety. She is one half of the obieaward winning performance duo pearldamour, whose work has been presented by here arts center, ps122, the whitney museum of art, the walker arts center and the fusebox festival. This was an assessment for my diploma course in live theatre. Untangled is the most downtoearth, readable parenting book ive come across in a long time. Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into. They generate hospitality, these two, creating patrons as guests in their homewhich, in a sense, they are. Pearldamours work has been presented at ps122, here arts center and the. My monologue performance from the play detroitby lisa damour. Sep 23, 20 my monologue performance from the play detroitby lisa damour.
Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions. Untangled author lisa damour on planning for the future. Lisa d amour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist. In addition to being the author of two new york times bestselling books, untangled. Swing by the couch or lean over her laptop and say, im all for mindless entertainment, but you know that im not a big fan of shows that celebrate women for being sexy and stupid.
Lisa damour guides parents through teen turbulence in untangled. What comments have people made to you about having a teenage daughter. Feb 09, 2016 ruminations and reminiscences of an authornow in his 70sabout fatherhood, writing, and death. She writes in a conversational tone making it easy for the reader to follow. Mmm hmmm you have this great thing in your book, and that youve talked about. Lisa damour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist and one half of the obieaward winning performance duo pearldamour. Detroit is melodrama about couples near the edge, and one. Its as if a big idea was slapped on top of a roiling personal and social drama. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading detroit. Praise for untangled finally, theres some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist lisa damour is the bearer of that happy news. Lisa d amour writes plays for theater and creates sitespecific performances. Her plays have produced by theaters across the country, including manhattan theater clubs samuel j.
Lisa damour is recognized as a thought leader by the american psychological association for her work on stress and anxiety. Pearldamour the collaborative performance works of lisa d. Lisa d amour is a playwright, performer, and former carnival queen from new orleans. Lisa damour breaks the topic of girls adolescence into seven stages, allowing the reader to see the progression from child to young woman during the formative teen years. Excited to be working with stacey robinson on this epic solo performance where the ocean finally gets to stand up for themselves. Untangled, guiding teenage girls through the seven. Lisa damour guides parents through teen turbulence in. Friedman theater on broadway, playwrights horizons, theatre of a twoheaded calf, clubbed thumb, all in nyc, childrens theater company minneapolis, the. But popularity is just one of so many issues confronting teen girls, as damour lays out in her new book, untangled.
In untangled, world authority and clinical psychologist lisa damour provides an accessible, detailed, comprehensive guide to parenting teenage girls. Lisa damours sweet reading voice seems at first to be in conflict with the power of this accessible parenting advice. Untangled is the most downtoearth, readable parenting book ive come across. Lisa damour writes plays for theater and creates sitespecific performances. With detroit, playwright lisa damour wins acclaim by. In a suburb of a midsized american city, ben and mary welcome to the neighbourhood. Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood in hand, raising teens is just a bit less frightening. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Detroit is melodrama about couples near the edge, and. Lisa damour is a playwright and interdisciplinary artist. The washington post anna freud wrote in 1958, there are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves. The washington post anna freud wrote in 1958, there are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during. Lisa damour is a playwright, performer, and former carnival queen from new orleans. Providing realistic scenarios and welcome advice on how to.
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