Category: Relationships

Boundaries and Relationships

Boundaries and Relationships: Knowing, Protecting and Enjoying the Self

By Charles L. Whitfield, MD. (1994)

From Amazon.com: “More than personal boundaries, this book is really about relationships–healthy and unhealthy ones. Here bestselling author and psychotherapist Charles Whitfield blends theories and dynamics from several disciplines into practical knowledge and actions that your can use in your relationships right now.

This comprehensive book opens with clear definitions and descriptions of boundaries, a self-assessment survey and a history of our accumulated knowledge. Going deeper, it describes the 10 essential areas of human interaction wherein you can improve your relationships. These include age regression, giving and receiving (projection and projective identification), triangles, core recovery issues, basic dynamics, unfinished business and spirituality. It shows in countless practical ways how knowledge of each of these is most useful in your recovery and everyday life.”

15 Common Forms of Verbal Abuse in Relationships

15 Common Forms of Verbal Abuse in Relationships:  The abuser feels more powerful when he puts down his victim.

March 27, 2015

By Berit Brogaard, D.M.Sci., Ph.D.

At Psychologytoday.com

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-mysteries-love/201503/15-common-forms-verbal-abuse-in-relationships

Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness

Feeling Loved: The Science of Nurturing Meaningful Connections and Building Lasting Happiness

By Jeanne Segal, PhD, (2015)

From Amazon.com:  In a world where fear and anxiety block the capacity for love, Feeling Loved can open your heart. Do your connections with friends, family, or romantic partners leave you feeling dissatisfied or disconnected? If you’re receptive to making changes, Emotional Intelligence pioneer, Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., shows you how to get and give loving experiences that are nurturing, fulfilling and lasting. Drawing on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and her 45 years as a therapist, she shows you how the nervous system experiences love and why the more love you feel, the less stress you experience. Feeling Loved also describes the things we do that hijack our ability to feel loved. In a style that is engaging, practical, and filled with illustrative real-life stories, you will learn new ways of thinking, feeling and acting that make you feel more loved.

In Feeling Loved you learn to:

  • Identify and overcome the challenges that keep you from experiencing love
  • Use proven techniques to quickly reduce stress and regulate out-of-control emotions
  • Communicate your needs and resolve disagreements in ways that are less stressful
  • Transform your relationships with everyone in your life

Segal’s engaging and practical approach guides readers in developing new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, in order to make life-altering changes. Enhanced with inspiring and illustrative real-life stories, Feeling Loved is thoroughly absorbing and exceptionally well written.

Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the field of emotional intelligence and the psychology of connection. Her engaging and practical approach guides readers in developing new ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, in order to make life-altering changes. She has written five books, which have been published in 13 languages. Feeling Loved is filled with inspirational, real-life stories and provides a blueprint for getting the love and happiness we need. Dr. Segal is also the co-founder and editorial director of Helpguide.org, a trusted non-profit mental health website serving over 80 million people annually.