| When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds That Sabotage Our Relationships Contributor(s): Richo, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 159030571X ISBN-13: 9781590305713 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 Annotation: In this book, psychotherapist David Richo explores our tendency to transfer potent feelings about people from the past onto the people in our lives, whether they are our intimate partners, coworkers, or friends. This can become a major stumbling block in relationships, preventing us from seeing others as they really are. Richo offers valuable insights and practical guidance on how to recognize and free ourselves from this destructive pattern. When the Past Is Present helps readers to: Understand how the wounds of childhood become exposed in adult relationships--and why this is a gift Recognize strong attractions and aversions to people in the present as signals that we may be reliving the past Heal emotional wounds of the past so that they won't sabotage present-day relationships Use mindfulness to become aware of how we slip into the past in day-to-day life--and to bring us back to the present moment |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Interpersonal Relations - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Psychology | Emotions |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2007048996 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.04" W x 8.92" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The popular author of How to Be an Adult in Relationships explores how past trauma can negatively impact our present-day relationships--and offers guidance on what to do about it We all have a tendency to transfer potent feelings, needs, expectations, and beliefs from childhood or from former relationships onto the people in our daily lives, whether they are our intimate partners, friends, or acquaintances. When the Past Is Present helps us to become more aware of the ways we slip into the past so that we can identify our emotional baggage and take steps to unpack it and put it where it belongs. Drawing on decades of experience as a psychotherapist, Richo helps readers to: - Understand how the wounds of childhood become exposed in adult relationships--and why this is a gift - Identify and heal the emotional wounds we carry over from the past so that they won't sabotage present-day relationships - Recognize how strong attractions and aversions to people in the present can be signals of our own unfinished business - Use mindfulness to stay in the present moment and cultivate authentic intimacy Full of practical guidance, When the Past is Present will teach you how to free yourself from old wounds and destructive behavioral partners so you can foster healthier, happier relationships. |