‘Jane Adams gets at the heart of human relationships by illuminating the boundaries that create and sustain them. Taking on a subject that everyone talks about but few people really understand, she breaks new psychological ground in this accessible, empathetic, and original book that offers concrete assistance and wise counsel to all who struggle with the central dilemma of being human—being both separate and connected, intimate as well as autonomous, without sacrificing the self.’ —Edward Hallowell, M.D., coauthor of Delivered from Distraction ‘Understanding and respecting our own boundaries and others’ is at the core of a happy life. Boundary Issues is a terrific journey into our own psychological needs, strengths, and weaknesses. We could all save a lot of therapeutic intervention by reading and following Dr. Adams’s observations and suggestions.’ —Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of Love Between Equals: How Peer Marriage Really Works ‘All too rarely someone comes along who is able to turn a single phrase into a changed outlook on life. Dr. Jane Adams does that with Boundary Issues. By following Dr. Jane Adams’s guidance and helpful exercises, each of us can find the freedom to love, work, negotiate, play, and live on our own terms.’ —Suzanne Braun Levine, author of Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood ‘I find this book vitally helpful, both personally and in my work as a psychotherapist. Learning to negotiate distance and intimacy is a huge issue for women who think that being joined at the hip is necessary for a relationship to survive.’ —Colette Dowling, author of The Cinderella Complex and You Mean I Don’t Have to Feel This Way?
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Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Boundary Basics: A Primer.
2. Emotional Trespass and Other Crimes of the Heart.
3. What’s Your Boundary Style?
4. Where Do Our Boundaries Come From?
5. Family Whether We Like It or Not.
6. The We of Me and Vice Versa.
7. Where You End and He (or She) Begins.
8. Social Bonds and Boundaries.
9. Who Can You Call at Three in the Morning?
10. In and Out of Bounds at the Office.
11. When Boundary Styles Collide.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.
Over de auteur
Psychologist, speaker, and coach JANE ADAMS, PH.D., has written several books, including the bestselling I’m Still Your Mother and Women on Top. Her articles, columns, and essays have been published in many major magazines and newspapers. A frequent media commentator, Dr. Adams lives in Seattle and New York City. Visit her Web site at www.janeadams.com.
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