8 Keys to Building Your Best Relationships

Résumé du livre

Our relationships are at the very core of who we are and what we do. Wanting to connect and belong to someone or something, whether friends or family, or a larger community or group, is an intrinsic human desire. We've known this for some time, and now, neuroscience research confirms our intuition and common sense-we are literally hardwired to attach, to seek out relationships. But if this is the case, why do we make mistakes in the very relationships that are so important to us? Why do we cause hurt and neglect, take them for granted, or forget to tend to them as we should? The answer lies in what professionals refer to as "attachment theory," the driving force behind our ability-or inability-to connect with others. And in this book, attachment specialist Dan Hughes boils down this rich field of research, which until now has been in the hands of professional psychologists and developmental specialists, into 8 "key" guidelines that we can all easily understand and follow. Packed with clinical wisdom, illuminating stories, and instructive exercises that prompt you to consider your own patterns and habits of relating, this book will equip you with all the tools and knowledge you need to take better care of the relationships you have, and build stronger ones moving forward. Book jacket.