"Renowned psychologist and bestselling author of The Dance of Anger sheds new light on the two most important words in the English language--I'm sorry--and offers a unique perspective on the challenge of healing broken connections and restoring trust. Dr. Harriet Lerner has been studying apologies - and why some people won't give them - for more than two decades. Now she offers compelling stories and solid theory that bring home how much the simple apology matters and what is required for healing when the hurt we've inflicted (or received) is far from simple. Readers will learn how to craft a deeply meaningful - and avoid apologies that only deepen the original injury. Why Won't You Apologize also addresses the compelling needs of the injured party - the one who has been hurt by someone who won't apologize, tell the truth, or feel remorse. Lerner explains what drives both the non-apologizer and the over-apologizer, as well as why the people who do the worst things are the least able to

Harriet Lerner offers compelling stories and solid theory that bring home how much the simple apology matters and what is required for healing when the hurt is far from simple. Listeners will learn how to craft a deeply meaningful 'I'm sorry' and avoid apologies that only deepen the original injury.