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Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ask better questions, strengthen empathic listening, and practice vulnerability in conversation through 12 questions tested and proven by The Skin Deep's Emmy Award-winning work, perfect for combatting disconnection within your intimate relationships"--
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
When it comes to sex, most people feel insecure. But it's not because we're deficient; it's because we've been under-resourced and miseducated. Certified sex therapist Casey Tanner argues that our sex lives are a microcosm of every untruth we've internalized about gender, sex, relationships, our bodies, and ourselves. Most of us were taught that healthy sexuality is only for a certain kind of person, in a certain kind of relationship, with a certain...
3) The good fight: wanting to leave, choosing to stay, and the powerful practice for loving faithfully
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An honest portrayal of fights and forgiveness from country music singer Jana Kramer and NFL player Mike Caussin, whose Whine Down podcast reveals the couple's fights and disagreements in real time for listeners"--
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When psychotherapist Amy Morin first introduced the world to the concept of mental strength with her internationally bestselling book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, she showed millions of people how to be the strongest, best version of themselves. Now, Morin turns her expert eye to how couples can work together to grow stronger and have better relationships. Relationships play a key role in mental strength, and partners have the ability...
5) ¿Amar o depender?: cómo superar el apego afectivo y hacer del amor una experiencia plena y saludable
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
Entregarse afectivamente no implica desaparecer sino integrarse en el otro. El amor sano es una suma de dos en la que nadie pierde. Sin embargo, millones de personas en todo el mundo son víctimas de relaciones amorosas inadecuadas y no saben qué hacer al respecto, ya que el miedo a la pérdida, a la soledad o al abandono contamina el vínculo amoroso y lo vuelve altamente vulnerable. Un amor inseguro es una bomba que puede estallar en cualquier...
Author
Publisher
Hazelden
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A nationally recognized author and codependency expert examines the roots of shame and its connection with codependent relationships. Learn how to heal from their destructive hold by implementing eight steps that will empower the real you, and lead to healthier relationships. Shame. The torment you feel when you're exposed, humiliated, or rejected. The feeling of not being good enough. It's a deeply painful, universal emotion, yet is not frequently...
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From Joan of Arc to Queen Elizabeth I, to Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, to Sally Ride and Jennifer Aniston, history is full of women without children. Some chose to forgo reproduction in order to pursue intellectually satisfying work-a tension noted by medieval European nuns, 1970s women's liberationists, and modern professionals alike. Some refused to bring children into a world beset by famine, pollution, or climate change. For others, childlessness...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Break free from trauma bonds and develop the healthy, secure, and loving relationships you deserve! If you experienced physical or emotional abuse, neglect, or abandonment as a child, you may struggle with unhealthy relationships as an adult. Hurtful attachments with our caregivers in early childhood can lay the foundation for toxic relationships. Those experiences can even affect the way we handle conflict, our feelings toward sex, and our expectations...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Love, as the saying goes, make fools of us all. But behavioral scientist and dating coach Logan Ury wants to fix that. A lasting, loving relationship doesn't just happen. It's the result of a series of decisions: when to date, who to date, who to settle down with, if you should break up, and everything in between. Very often, we don't understand why we're making certain decisions, and that causes us to make mistakes. And our current dating environment-with...
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In her powerful new book, Christine Porath explores how the rise of technology and modern workplace practices have fractured our communications yet left us always "on" digitally. Through now common practices like hot-desking and remote work (even without the added isolation of social distancing we experienced during the pandemic), our human interactions have decreased, and so too have our happiness levels. This lack of a "human factor" is sparking...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Next Chapter is Jana Kramer's intimate and moving account about setting her life back on the right path after her sudden divorce. Chronicling the year that follows, Jana relives personal stories of early traumas and past relationships, and with raw honesty she shares topics dear to her heart and music, including hearing God, loving oneself, navigating setbacks, female friendships, grief, and motherhood.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Shows how helping others can lead to greater personal success. He demonstrates how smart givers avoid becoming doormats, and why this kind of success has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organisations and communities.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Reverté, S. A
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"¿Alguna vez has mirado a tu alrededor y te has preguntado: "Por qué todo el mundo ha encontrado el amor menos yo"? . Las grandes relaciones no aparecen así como así en nuestras vidas: son la culminación de una serie de decisiones. Pero a menudo nuestro cerebro se interpone en el camino y tomamos decisiones equivocadas que nos impiden encontrar el amor duradero. Logan Ury, psicóloga y científica del comportamiento por la Universidad de Harvard...
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Qué son los amores altamente peligrosos? Son aquellos que en lugar de aportarnos alegría, equilibrio emocional y satisfacción, representan una fuente de infelicidad y conflicto. Se trata de relaciones negativas con personas cuya conducta y actitudes ponen en riesgo tanto nuestra salud psicológica como nuestra integridad física, y de las cuales no siempre es fácil liberarse (entre otras cosas porque somos nosotros quienes contribuimos a sostenerlas)....
Author
Publisher
Océano
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Walter Riso analiza el fenómeno de la separación, porque si bien tomar la decisión de terminar una relación puede ser extremadamente difícil, se trata sólo del primer paso. Tras la separación es fundamental hacer un proceso de duelo que nos permita identificar el valor de esa persona que ya no está en nuestra vida. Además de reconocer y enfrentar el dolor que la pérdida nos puede estar ocasionando. Como suele hacer, el autor presenta casos...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"¿Te ha pasado que de tanto amar te olvidadas de tus sueños, tu proyecto de vida, tus valores y tus sentimientos más profundos? Estamos acostumbrados a dar en eceso y recibir muy poco o nada en nuestras relaciones de pareja, y lo peor de todo es que lo normalizamos. No resignamos a una relación desquilibrada por la creencia de que el verdadero amor no espera nada a cambio, como si la ecuación amorosa solo tuviera un integrante. Para Walter Riso,...
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