The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come! "The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.
The richest, most fulfilling love of your life is yet to come! "The Authentic Heart offers practical, wise, and compassionate guidance for midlife love.
JOHN AMODEO, Ph.D., with over twenty years of experience counseling clients, is the author of Love & Betrayal and Being Intimate. A former contributing editor for Yoga Journal, he has taught workshops and classes at Esalen Institute, the Omega Institute, the New York Open Center, and elsewhere. Dr. Amodeo has made appearances on CNN, CNBC, Donahue, and other national television and radio programs.
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Acknowledgments, ix Introduction, 1 THE FIRST STEP: PREPARE YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FROM YOUNG LOVE TO MATURE LOVE 1. New Beginnings, 11 2. Comparative Love 101, 18 THE SECOND STEP: IDENTIFY THE SHAME THAT KEEPS LOVE AWAY 3. The Nature of Shame, 47 4. Your Inner Critic: The Voice of Shame, 67 THE THIRD STEP: SUMMON THE COURAGE TO AFFIRM THE AUTHENTIC YOU 5. Getting to Authenticity, 87 6. Celebrate Your Authentic Self, 96 THE FOURTH STEP: RESPECT YOURSELF THROUGH BOUNDARIES 7. Boundaries as a Foundation for Intimacy, 125 THE FIFTH STEP: PRACTICE SELF-SOOTHING AND SELF-CONNECTION 8. The Softening Ingredient, 143 9. Focusing: A Path to Befriending Yourself, 163 10. Spiritual Self-Soothing, 171 THE SIX STEP: RESPECT OTHERS THROUGH KIND CONVERSATION 11. Gentle Honesty, 183 12. Speak and Connect from Your Authentic Heart, 192 THE SEVENTH STEP: BUILD TRUST THROUGH A PROCESS COMMITMENT 13. Being Committed to the Process, 209 14. The Key Ingredients of Trust, 217 THE EIGHT STEP: DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY 15. The Ingredients of Love, 229 16. A Deepening Sexuality, 251 Conclusion: Toward a Mature Spirituality, 263 References, 279 A Guide to Resources, 285 Index, 289
Acknowledgments, ix Introduction, 1 THE FIRST STEP: PREPARE YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FROM YOUNG LOVE TO MATURE LOVE 1. New Beginnings, 11 2. Comparative Love 101, 18 THE SECOND STEP: IDENTIFY THE SHAME THAT KEEPS LOVE AWAY 3. The Nature of Shame, 47 4. Your Inner Critic: The Voice of Shame, 67 THE THIRD STEP: SUMMON THE COURAGE TO AFFIRM THE AUTHENTIC YOU 5. Getting to Authenticity, 87 6. Celebrate Your Authentic Self, 96 THE FOURTH STEP: RESPECT YOURSELF THROUGH BOUNDARIES 7. Boundaries as a Foundation for Intimacy, 125 THE FIFTH STEP: PRACTICE SELF-SOOTHING AND SELF-CONNECTION 8. The Softening Ingredient, 143 9. Focusing: A Path to Befriending Yourself, 163 10. Spiritual Self-Soothing, 171 THE SIX STEP: RESPECT OTHERS THROUGH KIND CONVERSATION 11. Gentle Honesty, 183 12. Speak and Connect from Your Authentic Heart, 192 THE SEVENTH STEP: BUILD TRUST THROUGH A PROCESS COMMITMENT 13. Being Committed to the Process, 209 14. The Key Ingredients of Trust, 217 THE EIGHT STEP: DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY 15. The Ingredients of Love, 229 16. A Deepening Sexuality, 251 Conclusion: Toward a Mature Spirituality, 263 References, 279 A Guide to Resources, 285 Index, 289
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