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What Women Want

Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth

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What Women Want

By: Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
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From a young bride-to-be struggling to accept her sexuality, to a mother grappling with questions of identity and belonging, and a pensioner falling in love for the first time, What Women Want is an enthralling and deeply intimate examination of womanhood.

With empathy and bravery, psychotherapist Maxine Mei-Fung Chung delves into what makes us who we are. Through her conversations with her patients, she lays bare our fears, our secrets, our wants, and ultimately, our capacity for healing.

To desire is an action. This extraordinary book liberates and empowers us to claim what we truly want.

'Full of wisdom and insight ... I cannot recommend it enough' Julia Samuel

'Brilliant' Katy Hessel

'Fascinating ... a valuable contribution to a wider debate about how women are permitted to own and express their desires' Guardian

©2023 Maxine Mei-Fung Chung (P)2023 Penguin Audio Gender Studies Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Psychology & Interactions Social Sciences Thought-Provoking Mental Health

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I found the stories of the 7 women in this book emotional. However, based on the title of this book, I wanted it to be inspiring & empowering & I just didn’t feel that. It’s certainly worth listening to, but it wasn’t 100% what I was hoping for.

Worth a listen

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I’m deeply moved by this book. The stories of the women in this book are beautifully described and have stayed with me after listening. I’d recommend it to all women.

Powerful

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Loved this book. Powerful insight into the benefits & art of psychotherapy as well as a deep understanding of women.

Fabulous

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I listened to Maxine the author on Audible as I really wanted to imagine in her voice how she felt about these seven brave women. The relationships between therapist & patient I have always found to be one sided as we’re the ones with the problems right. Paying for someone to listen to our inner most secrets puts us the patient in a one down position. But in What Women Want I feel like it addresses this balance. Maxine shows how much her patients are involved in her life, not just in the consulting room but in her outside life, writing this book. I can’t recommend this book enough as we are all figuring stuff it out, right?

I wished my therapist was like this!

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