The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You're Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate

by Harriet Lerner

I tend to agree with author Mary Karr, who defines a dysfunctional family as “any family with more than one person in it.” It’s all a matter of more or less—although, admittedly, more or less can make a big difference.