Product Description
You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For
Author(s): Richard Schwartz
Format: Paperback
A New Approach to Intimate Relationships with the Internal Family Systems Model
Discover the practical guide to transforming relationships and building lasting intimacy using Internal Family Systems therapy, from bestselling author Dr Richard Schwartz.
'A must read' - Esther Perel, bestselling author of The State of Affairs
'My relationship bible' - Gabby Bernstein, bestselling author of Self Help and The Universe Has Your Back
'Releases our capacity to be fully alive in relationships' - Bessel van der Kolk, bestselling author of The Body Keeps Score
Why do loving relationships fail? Is it because of poor communication? A lack of empathy? Failure to accommodate each other's needs? These are all common beliefs, but what if they're all wrong?
In You Are The One You've Been Waiting For, celebrated therapist and bestselling author Dr Richard Schwartz suggests that it is instead because we unknowingly burden our partner with the task of caring for our 'internal family' - the disowned and unloved parts of ourselves.
Building on his revolutionary Internal Family Systems model of therapy, Dr Richard Schwartz provides the essential tools to create healthy and opening communication with your 'internal family' and your partner, including showing you how to:
Spot and challenge beliefs that create shame and distance in relationshipsTransform the way our vulnerable parts shape the way we treat each otherTurn conflict into a path for personal growth and self-understandingBuild strong, lasting intimacy with ourselves and our partners
Practical, accessible, and empowering, You Are the One You've Been Waiting For will equip you with the essential tools needed to build trust, strengthen your connection, and deepen your relationship.
About the Author
Dr Richard Schwartz is the creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS), a highly effective, evidence-based therapeutic model that de-pathologises the multi-part personality. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has published five books.
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