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The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come!

The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.--Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

The Authentic Heart is a groundbreaking, insightful, warmly written book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting more loving, joyful relationships. John Amodeo addresses with great clarity, wisdom, and practicality the key steps that are necessary for building authentic, mature, loving connections--not only with others, but also with oneself.--John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Healing the Shame that Binds You

Just what millions want to know--not only how to make love last but how to make lasting love new again and again. This warmhearted and clearheaded book is full of practical wisdom.--Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of Conscious Loving and The Conscious Heart


Table of Contents
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.

The Authentic Heart

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 09/02/2001
      ISBN13: 9780471387572, 978-0471387572
      ISBN10: 0471387576

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come!

      The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.--Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

      The Authentic Heart is a groundbreaking, insightful, warmly written book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting more loving, joyful relationships. John Amodeo addresses with great clarity, wisdom, and practicality the key steps that are necessary for building authentic, mature, loving connections--not only with others, but also with oneself.--John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Healing the Shame that Binds You

      Just what millions want to know--not only how to make love last but how to make lasting love new again and again. This warmhearted and clearheaded book is full of practical wisdom.--Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., and Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of Conscious Loving and The Conscious Heart


      Table of Contents
      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.

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