num_pages: 232
description: Real love starts with you. In order to attract a life partner you must first become a good partner to yourself. This book offers twenty invaluable lessons that will help you explore and commit to your own emotional and psychological well-being so youll be ready resilient confident and completely whole when that special someone comes along.Many of us enter into romantic relationships full of expectation and hope only to be sorely disappointed by the realization that the partner weve selected is a flawed human being with their own neuroses history and desires. Most relationships end because one or both people havent done the internal work necessary to develop self-awareness and take responsibility for their own experiences. Weve all heard You cant love anyone unless you love yourself but amid lifes distractions and the myth of perfect romantic love how exactly do you do that?In Loving Bravely psychologist and relationship expert Alexandra H. Solomon introduces the idea of relational self-awareness encouraging you to explore your personal history to gain an understanding of your own relational patterns as well as your strengths and weaknesses in relationships. By doing so youll learn what relationships actually require beyond the fairytale notions of romance. And by maintaining a steady but gentle focus on yourself youll build the best possible foundation for making a loving connection.By understanding your past relationship experiences cultivating a strong sense of self-awareness and determining what it is you really want in a romantic partneryoull be ready to find the healthy lasting love your heart desires.
language: English
title: Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want
publisher: New Harbinger Publications