Giving The Love That Heals

Giving The Love That Heals

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Harville Hendrix has illuminated the paths to healthy, loving relationships in his <I>New York Times</I> bestsellers <I>Getting the Love You Want</I> and <I>Keeping the Love You Find.</I> Now, with his coauthor and wife, Helen Hunt, he brings us to a new understanding of the most profound love of all -- by helping parents nurture their own development as they encourage emotional wholeness in their children.<br><br>This groundbreaking book offers a unique opportunity for personal transformation: by resolving issues that originated in our own childhood, we can achieve a conscious, and thus healthier, relationship with our children, regardless of their age. Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt help us explore:<br> <br>-The <I>Imago</I> -- the fantasy partner that our unconscious mind constructs from those we loved as a child, a that has guided our search for a life partner<br> <I>-Maximizer</I> and <I>Minimizer</I> parents -- the defensive styles that internally shape what we say and how interact with our children<br> -A <I>Parenting Process</I> that helps to end the "cycle of wounding" -- the handing-down of wounding we received as children -- as we raise our own children<br> <I>-Safety, Support, and Structure</I> -- how to give children what they really need from us<br> <I>-Modeling Adulthood</I> -- using our healed sense of self as a model for our children.<br> <br>With other practical, insightful approaches that can powerfully shape the parent-child bond, <I>Giving the Love that Heals</I> gives us the keys to helping our children to become healthy, responsible, and caring people.