Compassionate Commitment: Growing Together Through Awareness. Empathy and Kindness | Couples Therapy Workbook | Relationship Book | Communication in

Take Your Relationship From Ignorance and Conflict to Awareness and FulfillmentIn Buddhist psychology it is said that the root of all pain is ignorance. Nowhere in life is our ignorance more evident and frustrating than when we attempt to relate with someone we love and find ourselves forever walking through relational minefields. We find ourselves consistently being frustrated in our efforts to relate with our partner and become upset with the way they are relating to us. This book is intended to describe what a real relationship of compassionate commitment is between two people and explores:How to negotiate the inevitable season of struggle between partnersProviding insight into how couples will use the same words and speak different languagesThe importance of not taking things personallyUnderstanding the role that stress plays in our relationshipLearn compassionate communication (similar to Nonviolent Communication)Practice mindfulness of communication improve your connection by building a mindful relationshipThe purpose of this book is to help couples gain a sense of what is going on between themselves and to help develop the awareness and skills to get beyond their confusion frustration pain and suffering to a sense of fulfillment as individuals and as relational partners. Information contained in this book is the distillation of over forty-seven years work as a marriage and family therapist. The author has utilized the exercises in this book in his private practice and while running couples communication anger management anxiety depression mind-body awareness and other courses where he integrated mindfulness as a behavioural health instructor with Kaiser Permanente.

Paperback: 112 pages

Publisher: The Mindful Word (April 13 2019)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1773802151

ISBN-13: 978-1773802152

Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces