Do you want to improve the way you connect with others? Want to find the ideal partners? Or to address the patterns that lead you back into the arms of toxic partners?
The debut guide from top Medium.com writer and certified NLP-MP, ‘Relationship Renovator’ is your ultimate love and partnership guide. Forget the master system and the grand scheme of transforming your life. This takes your relationship issues, problem-by-problem, and helps you break it down for more practical and accessible advice that can get you results.
With this guide you can improve:
- The way you define intimate relationships
- How you see yourself as a partner
- Connecting through emotional and physical intimacy
We are the ones who ultimately decide what type of relationships we end up in. To build happy and healthy partnerships, we must learn to honor ourselves and detach in a healthy way from the pain of the past. From there we are empowered to learn new patterns and new ways of communicating and connecting. It transforms the way we value both ourselves and partnerships. Are you ready to find that love for yourself and others? The journey starts when you take a step in the direction of your happiness.
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PART I: BECOMING THE PERFECT PARTNER
Chapter 1: Forming Our Ideas 4
Love and Childhood 5
Building on Warped Ideas 11
Taking off the Training Wheels 16
Chapter 2: What Do Relationships Mean to You? 20
Redefining What Love Means 21
Learning to Be Radically Self Honest 25
Positioning Ourselves For Action 32
PART II: MEETING THE PERFECT PERSON
Chapter 3: Laying Boundary Lines 36
Assessing What You Want 37
Managing Your Expectations 41
Dealing with the Deal Breakers 50
Chapter 4: How to Express Yourself 59
Disclosure Before Investment 60
Letting Go of Control 69
Having Hard Conversations 77
Chapter 5: Putting Yourself Out there 85
Knowing When You’re Ready to Connect 86
Navigating Online Dating 95
The Dating Rules to Avoid 104
Knowing When They’re Right 112
Chapter 6: Never Compromising on the Big Stuff 121
Standing Up For Your Boundaries 122
Communicating Assertiveness 132
When Compromise Goes Too Far 142
The Consequences of Over-Compromising 152
Chapter 7: Sex & Sexuality 159
Why You’re Unsatisfied in the Bedroom 160
Respecting Your Partner’s Needs 166
Deciding on Compatibility 175
Exploring Sexual Fantasies 184
PART III: CREATING RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST
Chapter 8: Avoiding New Relationship Implosion 194
Navigating a New Commitment 195
The Dangers of Over-Investing 204
Red Flags to Look Out For 214
Knowing When to Dig In or Walk Away 224
Chapter 9: Weathering the Hard Stuff 231
When Commitment Becomes Work 232
Dealing with Disillusionment 243
Are You Ready For a Serious Relationship? 254
Chapter 10: Dealing With Infidelity 263
Why Infidelity Happens 264
How to Protect Your Relationships Against Infidelity 268
Dealing with an Unfaithful Partner 278
PART IV: MOVING FORWARD WITH GRACE
Chapter 11: Ending a Bad Relationship 288
Knowing When It’s Time to Go 289
Finding Hope in Failed Relationships 299
Breakup Mistakes You Have to Quit Making 308
Chapter 12: Finding Comfort in the Reset 315
The Benefits of Being Single 316
Rebuilding Your Confidence 325
Coming Back From a Devastating Breakup 332
Chapter 13: Changing the Way We See Relationships 339
Being Better Versions of Ourselves 340
Things You Should Never Have to Ask For 344
The Easiest Ways to Improve Our Relationships 353
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E.B. Johnson is a certified coach and Master Practitioner NLP who helps her clients address the toxic patterns that are holding them back in life and in love. The survivor of a narcissistic parent, E.B. Johnson overcame a lifetime of adversity to become one of Medium.com’s top writers and coaches.