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Making Relationships Work: How to Love Others And Yourself (Overcoming Common Problems) - Softcover

Waines, Alison

 
9780859699389: Making Relationships Work: How to Love Others And Yourself (Overcoming Common Problems)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0859699382 ISBN 13: 9780859699389
Publisher: Sheldon Press, 2006

Synopsis

Searching for that? special? relationship seems to be an on-going quest for many of us. Alison Waines, a qualified counselor, explains why people keep getting it wrong when it comes to building a loving, lasting relationship - and what they can do to put it right. Making Relationships Work helps you to discover the patterns and behaviors that hold you back in relationships. It also shows you what you can do about it! In this practical workbook, over 30 exercises will help you to explore your relationships from different angles and reflect on the changes you can make in either current or future partnerships. The exercises are also designed to increase your awareness and self-esteem. Genuine case studies illustrate how others have been able to break through old behaviors and move forward towards relationships that really work. If you? re looking for the genuine ingredients to make love last - then this is the book for you.

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About the Author

Alison Waines is a psychotherapist in private practice. She is the author of The Self-Esteem Journal, Sheldon.

From the Inside Flap

Do you find that relationships often don t last? Are you losing hope of meeting that special person? Do your friendships need a new lease of life?
Following Alison Waines first book for Sheldon, The Self-Esteem Journal, this book looks at how to love others but how we also need to love ourselves. Alison, a qualified counsellor, offers simple tools and practical exercises to help us give ourselves the respect and acceptance we deserve before turning our attention outward to others.
This book shows you how to:

* break patterns of behaviour in relationships

* understand the vital role of self-esteem

* learn how to have healthy relationships

* develop communication and compatibility

* sustain a lasting partnership

* evaluate and build intimate friendships
If you want to have successful relationships, develop richer friendships - and the freedom to be yourself, this book is for you.

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Publisher
Sheldon Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0859699382
ISBN 13 
9780859699389
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
128