The Authentic Heart: An Eightfold Path to Midlife LoveISBN: 978-0-471-38757-2
Paperback
304 pages
January 2001
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
THE FIRST STEP: PREPARE YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FROM YOUNG LOVE TO MATURE LOVE.
New Beginnings.
Comparative Love 101.
THE SECOND STEP: IDENTIFY THE SHAME THAT KEEPS LOVE AWAY.
The Nature of Shame.
Your Inner Critic: The Voice of Shame.
THE THIRD STEP: SUMMON THE COURAGE TO AFFIRM THE AUTHENTIC YOU.
Getting to Authenticity.
Celebrate Your Authentic Self.
THE FOURTH STEP: RESPECT YOURSELF THROUGH BOUNDARIES.
Boundaries as a Foundation for Intimacy.
THE FIFTH STEP: PRACTICE SELF-SOOTHING AND SELF-CONNECTION.
The Softening Ingredient.
Focusing: A Path to Befriending Yourself.
Spiritual Self-Soothing.
THE SIX STEP: RESPECT OTHERS THROUGH KIND CONVERSATION.
Gentle Honesty.
Speak and Connect from Your Authentic Heart.
THE SEVENTH STEP: BUILD TRUST THROUGH A PROCESS COMMITMENT.
Being Committed to the Process.
The Key Ingredients of Trust.
THE EIGHT STEP: DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY.
The Ingredients of Love.
A Deepening Sexuality.
Conclusion: Toward a Mature Spirituality.
References.
A Guide to Resources.
Index.
Introduction.
THE FIRST STEP: PREPARE YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FROM YOUNG LOVE TO MATURE LOVE.
New Beginnings.
Comparative Love 101.
THE SECOND STEP: IDENTIFY THE SHAME THAT KEEPS LOVE AWAY.
The Nature of Shame.
Your Inner Critic: The Voice of Shame.
THE THIRD STEP: SUMMON THE COURAGE TO AFFIRM THE AUTHENTIC YOU.
Getting to Authenticity.
Celebrate Your Authentic Self.
THE FOURTH STEP: RESPECT YOURSELF THROUGH BOUNDARIES.
Boundaries as a Foundation for Intimacy.
THE FIFTH STEP: PRACTICE SELF-SOOTHING AND SELF-CONNECTION.
The Softening Ingredient.
Focusing: A Path to Befriending Yourself.
Spiritual Self-Soothing.
THE SIX STEP: RESPECT OTHERS THROUGH KIND CONVERSATION.
Gentle Honesty.
Speak and Connect from Your Authentic Heart.
THE SEVENTH STEP: BUILD TRUST THROUGH A PROCESS COMMITMENT.
Being Committed to the Process.
The Key Ingredients of Trust.
THE EIGHT STEP: DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY.
The Ingredients of Love.
A Deepening Sexuality.
Conclusion: Toward a Mature Spirituality.
References.
A Guide to Resources.
Index.
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