pstrongA practical guide to better communication that will break the blackmail cycle for good, by one of the nation's leading therapists, Susan Forward. strongppstrongBreathe a sigh of relief! Susan Forward helps you identify and correct an intensely destructive and confusing pattern of relating with those you love. I highly recommend this important book!strongstrong--Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author of emFeel the Fear and Do It AnywayembrstrongppIf you really loved me...ppAfter all I've done for you...ppHow can you be so selfish...ppDo any of the above sound familiar They're all examples of emotional blackmail, a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten to punish us for not doing what they want. Emotional blackmailers know how much we value our relationships with them. They know our vulnerabilities and our deepest secrets. They are our mothers, our partners, our bosses and coworkers, our friends and our lovers. And no matter how much they care about us, they use