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The Fantasy Bond: Structure of Psychological Defenses

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By Robert W. Firestone — 1987

This book offers a hypothesis centering around the concept of the “Fantasy Bond,” an illusion of connection formed with the mother and later with significant others in the individual’s environment.

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Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth

John Bradshaw’s bestselling books and compelling PBS series have touched and changed millions of lives.

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John Bradshaw
1994
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Overcoming Toxic Emotions: A Practical Guide to Building Better Relationships with Yourself and Others

The desire to love and be loved and feel valued is universal. Seems easy enough, but for most people it is a constant, and often silent, struggle. Toxic emotions such as fear, resentment, guilt, and shame drain your energy, deflate the spirit, and make you feel stuck.

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Leah Guy
2021
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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

"Wise and compassionate" (New York Times Book Review), and rich with humor and insight—and absolute honesty—this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.

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Cheryl Strayed
2024
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Dare to Be Kind: How Extraordinary Compassion Can Transform Our World

In this daring, inspirational book, Lizzie reveals the hidden forces that give rise to self-doubt, and empowers us to unlock empathy and kindness for ourselves and others.

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Lizzie Velasquez, Catherine Avril Morris
2018
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Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better)

Being “othered” and the body shame it spurs is not “just” a feeling.

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Lindo Bacon, Ijeoma Oluo (foreword)
2020
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Mirror Work: 21 Days to Heal Your Life

The Mirror Principle, one of Louise’s core teachings, holds that our experience of life mirrors our relationship with ourselves; unless we see ourselves as loveable, the world can be a dark and lonely place.

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Louise Hay
2016
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Loving What Is: Four Questions that Can Change Your Life

The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light. As Katie says, “It’s not the problem that causes our suffering; it’s our thinking about the problem.

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Byron Katie, Stephen Mitchell
2003
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