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You Don’t Have to Be Special to Be Lovable

By Noah Elkrief — 2020

So many of us believe we have to be special to lovable and worthy. But what if you deserved just as much love regardless of how good you are at anything?

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The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved

We all yearn for intimacy, but we avoid it. We want it badly, but we often run from it. At some deep level we sense that we have a profound need for intimacy, but we are afraid to go there. Why? We avoid intimacy because having intimacy means exposing our secrets.

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Matthew Kelly
2015
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About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times

Based on the historic New York Times series, About Us features intimate, firsthand accounts on what it means, and how it feels, to live with a disability.

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Peter Catapano (editor), Rosemarie Garland-Thomson (editor), Andrew Solomon (foreword)
2021
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ADHD and Relationships

If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.

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Hope Cristol
2021
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The Asperger Couple’s Workbook: Practical Advice and Activities for Couples and Counsellors

Asperger Syndrome (AS) can affect some of the fundamental ingredients required to make relationships work, such as emotional empathy and communication. This workbook provides couples affected by AS with strategies that will benefit their relationship together, and their family as a whole.

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Maxine Aston
2024
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How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women

Bestselling author and nationally renowned therapist Terrence Real unearths the causes of communication blocks between men and women in this groundbreaking work.

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Terrence Real
2002
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Married to Distraction: How to Restore Intimacy and Strengthen Your Partnership in an Age of Interruption

Are you more distant from your spouse than you’d like to be? Do you or your spouse waste time mindlessly viewing email or surfing the Web? Welcome to the club! Modern marriage is busy, distracted, and overloaded to extremes, with ever-increasing lists of things to do, superficial electronic...

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Edward M. Hallowell, Sue George Hallowell, Melissa Orlov
2011
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FindCenter Quotes ImageIf you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.

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C. S. Lewis
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FindCenter Quotes ImageWe meet no ordinary people in our lives.

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C. S. Lewis
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Why Do So Many People Respond Negatively to Being Loved?

Love is not only difficult to find, but is even more challenging for many people to accept and tolerate.

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Robert Firestone
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Daring to Love: Move Beyond Fear of Intimacy, Embrace Vulnerability, and Create Lasting Connection

When it comes to finding love, are you standing in your own way? Daring to Love will help you identify the internal barriers that cause you to sabotage your love life, open yourself up to vulnerability, and build the intimate, lasting relationship you truly desire.

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Tamsen Firestone, Robert Firestone
2018
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