My Mother's Rules: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius by Lynn Tol

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Toler shows how the mindset of her mother, "a black woman who knew how to make things work," taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business--lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose.

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In this unique, profoundly inspirational memoir, Divorce Court star Judge Lynn Toler shares her mother's wisdom for learning to conquer anger and become immune to insult. Toler credits her mother's "rules" for life a life that saw her grow up the daughter of a poor teen mother and endure a husband who suffered mental illness and alcoholism with providing the grounding for her own success and happiness. Toler shows how the mindset of "a black woman who knew how to make things work" taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business-lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose. My Mother's Rules is an unforgettable book that will captivate readers with its illustrations of how to rise above the most difficult circumstances and find peace and success in life.

Notes

Subtitled, A Practical Guide To Becoming An Emotional Genius.

Author Biography

Lynn Toler received her BA from Harvard and her JD from the University of Pennsylvania before spending ten years as a practicing attorney, and then seven years as administrative judge of Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. In 2001, she hosted the TV show Power of Attorney, and beginning September 2006, she is the new star of the syndicated hit Divorce Court.

Long Description

Lynn Toler was, if anything, an achiever. At thirty-three, after Harvard, Penn Law School, and a decade as a successful lawyer, she was elected to a municipal judgeship-a black woman in a mostly white community, where the opposing party held a 5: 1 majority. Once on the bench, responsible for adjudicating the countless minor squabbles and foibles to be found among her town's residents, she realized that the teachings of one person in particular helped her when dealing with those offenders. That person was her mother, a woman who possessed remarkable grace, strength, and simple insight. Toni Toler's "rules" for life were forged in growing up the daughter of a poor teen mother, and through a long marriage to a husband who suffered mental illness and alcoholism. The story of how she transcended these circumstances, and raised Lynn and her equally successful sister, provide the grounding for Lynn's story of her life, her family, and her career. The worldview that shaped these rules is based on learning how to conquer anger and become immune to insult. Lynn shows how the mindset of "a black woman who knew how to make things work" taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business-lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose. My Mother's Rules is an unforgettable memoir that will captivate readers with its illustrations of how to rise above the most difficult circumstances and find peace and success in life. ?Lynn Toler, a veteran municipal court judge from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is now the star of the syndicated TV show Divorce Court. She lives in Cleveland with her husband and sons.

Review Quote

Toler makes Divorce Court work by employing her past experience as an Administrative Judge in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. She also uses lessons she learned from her mother, whos she said was 'tremendous at understanding people's emotions.' In fact, she recently released a book aptly titled My Mother's Rules.

Details ISBN1932841229 Author Lynn Toler Short Title MY MOTHERS RULES Publisher Agate Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1932841229 ISBN-13 9781932841220 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Agate Publishing Subtitle A Practical Guide to Becoming an Emotional Genius Place of Publication Evanston Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9781932841220 UK Release Date 2007-02-15 NZ Release Date 2007-02-15 Pages 300 DEWEY 158.1 Audience General Publication Date 2007-03-15 US Release Date 2007-03-15 AU Release Date 2007-01-28 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this

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