How to Be an Adult in Love: Letting Love in Safely and Showing It Recklessly
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Therapist and author David Richo offers tools for learning how to love in adult ways. He states that is first begins with letting go of past the barriers that keep us from loving ourselves and then learning to love others. This book is about learning to let love into your life by recognizing it and accepting it, as well as developing the ability to share it with others.
Richo’s model is to identify the different levels of love in order to address each one:
- Level One: Positive Connection
- Level Two: Caring and Personal Connection
- Level Three: Unconditional and Universal
He shows how to incorporate these levels of love into our lives, in addition to exercises and guided meditations.
Some of the topics include:
- Need versus fear
- Healthy sexuality
- Embracing your dark side
- Being yourself while loving another
- Experiencing pleasure without guilt
- Eliminating destructive relationship patterns
- Having safe conversations with your loved one
The author draws wisdom from Buddhism, psychology, and other spiritual traditions. He aims to help you avoid love relationship pitfalls and enhance your love life.
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If you have a question or problem, ask us:Table of Contents/ List of Topics Covered:
- What Is Love?
- How We Can Love Ourselves
- Our Need to Be Loved
- Neediness-Driven Drama versus Serene, Contended Love
- Healthy Sexuality
- Showing Love to Others
- Showing Love in a Relationship
- Showing Our Love Everywhere
- What to Watch Out For
- Epilogue: There Is Hope in Our Limitations
- Appendix 1: Commitments to Loving-Kindness toward Ourselves and Others
- Appendix 2: A Checklist of Well-Being
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- Hardcover $4.75
- Kindle $9.99
- Paperback $14.61
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