| ACT with Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Contributor(s): Harris, Russ (Author) |
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ISBN: 1572246227 ISBN-13: 9781572246225 Publisher: New Harbinger Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Popular myths about love set us up for a struggle with real life. The inconvenient truth is there's no such thing as a perfect partner, all couples fight, and feelings of love come and go like the weather. But that doesn't mean you can't have a joyful and romantic relationship. Through a simple program based on the revolutionary new mindfulness-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you can learn to handle painful thoughts and feelings more effectively and engage fully in the process of living and loving together. With your partner or alone, ACT with Love will teach you how to: Let go of conflict, open up, and live fully in the present Use mindfulness to increase intimacy, connection, and understanding Resolve painful conflicts and reconcile long-standing differences Act on your values to build a rich and meaningful relationship |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - Family & Relationships | Love & Romance |
| Dewey: 158.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular myths about love set us up for a struggle with real life. The inconvenient truth is there's no such thing as a perfect partner, all couples fight, and feelings of love come and go like the weather. But that doesn't mean you can't have a joyful and romantic relationship. Through a simple program based on the revolutionary new mindfulness-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you can learn to handle painful thoughts and feelings more effectively and engage fully in the process of living and loving together. With your partner or alone, ACT with Love will teach you how to: -Let go of conflict, open up, and live fully in the present-Use mindfulness to increase intimacy, connection, and understanding-Resolve painful conflicts and reconcile long-standing differences-Act on your values to build a rich and meaningful relationship |
Contributor Bio(s): Harris, Russ: - Russ Harris is an internationally acclaimed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer and author of the best-selling ACT-based self-help book The Happiness Trap, which has sold over 600,000 copies and been published in thirty languages. He is widely renowned for his ability to teach ACT in a way that is simple, clear, and fun--yet extremely practical. |