Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups

By Sue Gallehugh

Therapist Sue Gallehugh and her son Allen adapt classic fairy tales to illustrate the fundamental principles of self-love through mental health and psychological growth. Through wit and humor, these tales tackle serious issues such as anger, isolation, taking responsibility, bitterness, labeling, emotional boundaries, staying connected, abandonment, manipulation, fear and forgiveness. This little gem of a book cuts through the dreary mire of conventional self-help books to help you discover real solutions to the common problems that prevent us from growing. You'll laugh out loud while reading "The Low Self-Esteem Duckling," "Cinderella, Inc.," "Little Red in the Hood," "Jack the Beanstalker," "The Third Little Pig" and more. A truly delightful book!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558743618
• ISBN13: 9781558743618
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Health Communications
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Funny and better than medicine for what ails you.

This book is a must read for all inquiring adults. Every one has fond memories of fairy tales from their youth. Sue and Allen Gallehugh have added a wonderful dimension of up-to-date humor, blended with basic common sense to arrive at sound advice in dealing with our myriad of everyday problems. This collection of adult fairy tales can help you with your hang-ups! When confronted with stress, or hidden fears, curl up with these bedtime stories and just maybe they will disappear. Thanks, Sue and Allen for a welcome addition to my library! Brigadier General Donald C. Smith,United States Air Force, Retired

What a wonderful humorous twist to old bedtime classics!

This book offers a whimsical twist to all my favorite childhood stories. This book is worth reading just for its humor, but also for its inspiration.

Bedtime Stories saved my life.

This book is funny, insightful reading. It helps reduce confusing, foggy grown-up issues to bite-sized, manageable pieces. Read this before going to bed to disolve the day's stress.

My All-Time Favorite Book

Bedtime Stories For Grown-ups was truly a joy to read. I love that they had the Three Bears eat that obnoxious Goldilocks.

This book is full of great stories that make you feel good.

I read this book for the first time a couple of years ago. I still pick it up and read a story or two every now and then because they make me smile. I've purchased other self-help books that were too long and boring to actually help. The stories in this book are short, funny, and light-hearted. They are based on fairy tales and each one deals with a different issue. I frequently refer to the story that addresses stress. It's called Dam It All and is based on The Little Dutch Boy. Every time I read this story, it makes me laugh and puts things into perspective. I recommend this book for anyone - whether they need some serious uplifting, or just an occassional bit of encouragement.