Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.–1 John 4:8 Are you looking to enrich a healthy relationship, revitalize a tired one, or rescue one gone awry? Do you yearn to grow closer to God, and to further incorporate Him and His teachings into your marriage? We all want a lifetime of love, support, and faith. But sometimes we need a little help. Enter Dr. Sue Johnson, developer or Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the best couple therapist in the world, according to bestselling relationship expert Dr. John Gottman. In CREATED FOR CONNECTION, Dr. Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer, a leading EFT practitioner in the Christian community, share Johnson’s groundbreaking and re for creating stronger, more secure relationships not only between partners, but between us and God. The message of CREATED FOR CONNECTION is simple: Forget about learning how to argue better, analyzing your early childhood, or making grand romantic gestures. Instead, get to the emotional underpinnings of your relationship by recognizing that you are attached to and dependent on your partner in much the same way that a child is on a parent, and we are on the Heavenly Father, for nurturing, soothing and protection. The way to enhance or save our relationships with each other and with God is to be open, attuned, responsive, and to re-establish safe emotional connections. Filled with Bible verses, inspiring real-life stories, and guidance, CREATED FOR CONNECTION will ensure a lifetime of love.
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors: Strengthening Attachment Bonds
From the bestselling author of Hold Me Tight – a revolutionary understanding of why and how we love, based on cutting-edge research.
This book provides a theoretical framework and an innovative model of intervention for distressed couples whose relationships are affected by the echoes of traumabining attachment theory, trauma research, and emotionally focused therapeutic techniques, Susan M. (περισσότερα…)