Lerner Harriet. Why Won't You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

Gallery Books, 2017, 154 p., ISBN-13978-1501129612.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 “I’m sorry” and avoid apologies that only deepen the original injury.