When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships
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Book Overview
The popular author of How to Be an Adult in Relationships reveals 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:159030571X
ISBN13:9781590305713
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Shambhala
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Making Peace with the Past
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I've found this book to be enlightening. It has shown me how my past shows up in most all of my current relationships and reactions to events. And it makes the point that it is not all bad to have this happen. It can be an occasion to look at those reactions and heal them so that we are not being ruled by former events. I'm enjoying the book greatly.
Wow!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I wish I had read this before my last relationship. My eyes are definitely open to a new way of looking at things. I see myself and others in the pages of this book. I began meditation just before I read this book and it was a great complement to my practice.
Amazing Insights
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
As great as Richo's How to be an Adult. Richo's a poet. He gives unparalleled insight to why we act/react the way we do. If you are practicing mindfulness and a Twelve Step program, this book is for you. Both of Richo's books I've mentioned have increased my personal work and deepened my husband's and my relationship.
Very Helpful Book for Everyday Struggles
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
In this book, David Richo gives very helpful and practical information about how we can turn the relationship challenges of everyday life into resources for personal and spiritual growth. His compassionate understanding of the struggles we have and his clear directions for working with them provide a warm welcome to taking on the demanding and rewarding task of making changes for our own good and others around us. This is a potent resource for self development and transformation.
One of the best books I have ever read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
"When the Past Is Present" is one of the best books I have ever read. In this beautifully written work Dr. Richo explains psychological terminology in a manner that is easy to understand. This aspect of the book refreshing, clear and illuminating. Yet it is also a very spiritual book that speaks to one's heart. The material provides a profound and useful way for us to examine relationships so that we can move away from and let go of the past. I believe that anyone who reads this book will be positively and deeply affected by it.
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