How to be an Adult in Love by David Richo

How to be an Adult in Love by David Richo

How to let love into our lives, and how to express that love to the world--the powerful sequel to How to Be an Adult in Relationships.

We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It's the purpose of our lives--but knowing that doesn't make it easy to do. We may find it a challenge to love ourselves. We may have a hard time letting love in from others. We're often afraid of getting hurt. It is sometimes scary for us to share love with those around us, and love that isn't shared leaves us feeling flat and unfulfilled.

In this book, psychotherapist David Richo provides the tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways--beginning with getting past the barriers that keep us from loving ourselves, then showing how we can learn to open to love others. He provides wisdom from Buddhism, psychology, and a range of spiritual traditions, along with a wealth of practices both for avoiding the pitfalls that can occur in love relationships and for enhancing the way love shows up in our lives. He then leads us on to love's inevitable outcome: developing a heart that loves universally and indiscriminately. This transcendent and unconditional love isn't just for a heroic few, Richo shows, it's everyone's magnificent calling.

Richo covers topics such as:

- how to still be yourself while loving another
- how to embrace your dark side
- what to do when the one who loves you dies
- need versus fear
- clinging
- healthy sexuality, including fantasies and how to experience pleasure without guilt
- how to break destructive patterns in your relationships
- how to have safe conversations with your loved one

David Richo, Ph.D., is a popular psychotherapist who offers seminars at Esalen Institute and across the country. How to Be an Adult and Shadow Dance: Liberating the Power and Creativity of Your Dark Side are two of his books. He splits his time between Santa Barbara and San Francisco.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781611800340
ISBN 10	161180034X
Title	How to be an Adult in Love
Author	David Richo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2013-04-09
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.