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Summary: Extremely insightful
Review: Although I found the title so trite and cloying that I almost didn't want to read this book, I find myself having to agree with a previous reviewer that this is one of the best books on relationships I've ever read. It is extremely insightful, fair, and practical -- if you can really listen and accept what they have to say. While I was reading, I found myself wanting to stop and take notes and examine my attitudes and past programming about relationships. I'm to buy copies or it for friends, and I'm so glad that an intimate friend passed it along to me to read.
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Summary: Truly Insightful
Review: For those of us who are trying to create / co-create a deep, intimate, meaninful relationship, this book is an incredible resource. It helps you see your own patterns, the part that you play in your relationships, and in the on-going tapestry of your life. Read it with an open mind and an open heart.
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Summary: Truly Insightful
Review: For those of us who are trying to create / co-create a deep, intimate, meaninful relationship, this book is an incredible resource. It helps you see your own patterns, the part that you play in your relationships, and in the on-going tapestry of your life. Read it with an open mind and an open heart.
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Summary: Learning to Love Healthy
Review: I found this book remarkable for its clear and practical steps for behaving consciously toward a partner. The commitments described are very liberating as they can be used no matter what your partner may be doing. Very empowering.
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Summary: One of the GREATEST books I've ever read
Review: If you are looking for a book that offers incredibly wise information to improve your relationships and your life, READ CONSCIOUS LOVING. I find Gay and Kathlyn's ideas to be easy to understand and incorporate into my life. My marriage, friendships and business relationships have vastly improved, as well as my overall vitality. If you like this book, I highly recommend the follow up book, Conscious Living.
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Summary: The BEST Relationship Book. Period.
Review: Just returned from a weekend workshop with the Hendricks, and all I can say is, "This stuff works."Already has changed some signficant patterns in my life and relationship. Get the book, but if you can afford it, go see them "do" the work live and in person. I've been to tons of personal growth seminars, but this one was so far and away beyond anyone else's it amazed me. www.hendricks.com Check it out.
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Summary: The BEST Relationship Book. Period.
Review: Just returned from a weekend workshop with the Hendricks, and all I can say is, "This stuff works." Already has changed some signficant patterns in my life and relationship. Get the book, but if you can afford it, go see them "do" the work live and in person. I've been to tons of personal growth seminars, but this one was so far and away beyond anyone else's it amazed me. www.hendricks.com Check it out.
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Summary: One possibility for resolving the intimacy/autonomy dilemma
Review: The book is good in talking about couple communication. They do a good job discussing principles in relationships as well as pitfalls/pitfall management. I think that their resolution of the intimacy/autonomy is correct, but I think that they oversimplify that dilemma itself. Only other problem that I have with the book is that they overemphasize parental influence and the need to go back to your past to solve unhealthy behavioral patterns. Their concept of "co-commitment" is interesting. What I find curious, though, is that they assume that it is simple to become "co-committed" and that couples are either co-committed or co-dependent (a little too black and white for me). If a couple has some unhealthy patterns, then that does not mean that they have a dysfunctional relationship (but according to them, the relationship would be dysfunctional). In their defense, I think they present extreme examples to emphasize their principles. They rightly promote the need for accepting responsibility for one's own actions but do not point out the impact of chemical imbalance and mood disorders.
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Summary: Tell me again why I HAVE to read this book?
Review: This book gave me the roadmap to embrace me and my 15 year relationship. I have flourished in just 7 months to become the person I have always dreamed of being. My relationship is expanding everyday in love and full creativity. Katie and Gay Hendrick's are the most amazing couple I have ever had the pleasure to meet. They have been able to write this book and create trainings to deliver the message in numerous formats for anyones learning style. They live and breath their commitments in a loving and inspiring way.
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Summary: A Great Relationship Book
Review: This is a wonderful book for any couple trying to find their way through a relationship. It presents clear insights and practical ways to create a loving, supportive and growing relationship with your partner. Its accuracy and wisdom have astounded us. And the perspective you gain from this book helps you in all your relationships: with children, friends, coworkers. Don't miss this book. It is excellent. It is the kind of book you want to give to all the couples you know. It would be a great wedding present, too.
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