{"product_id":"how-to-be-an-adult-in-love-letting-love-in-safely-and-showing-it-recklessly-9781611800814","title":"How to Be an Adult in Love: Letting Love in Safely and Showing It Recklessly","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to let love into our lives, and how to express that love to the world--the powerful sequel to \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Adult in Relationships\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It's the purpose of our lives--but knowing that doesn't make it easy to do. We may find it a challenge to love ourselves. We may have a hard time letting love in from others. We're often afraid of getting hurt. It is sometimes scary for us to share love with those around us, and love that isn't shared leaves us feeling flat and unfulfilled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, psychotherapist David Richo provides the tools for learning how to love in evolved adult ways--beginning with getting past the barriers that keep us from loving ourselves, then showing how we can learn to open to love others. He provides wisdom from Buddhism, psychology, and a range of spiritual traditions, along with a wealth of practices both for avoiding the pitfalls that can occur in love relationships and for enhancing the way love shows up in our lives. He then leads us on to love's inevitable outcome: developing a heart that loves universally and indiscriminately. This transcendent and unconditional love isn't just for a heroic few, Richo shows, it's everyone's magnificent calling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Richo covers topics such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - how to still be yourself while loving another\u003cbr\u003e - how to embrace your dark side\u003cbr\u003e - what to do when the one who loves you dies\u003cbr\u003e - need versus fear\u003cbr\u003e - clinging\u003cbr\u003e - healthy sexuality, including fantasies and how to experience pleasure without guilt \u003cbr\u003e - how to break destructive patterns in your relationships \u003cbr\u003e- how to have safe conversations with your loved one\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID RICHO, PhD, is a psychotherapist, teacher, writer, and workshop leader whose work emphasizes the benefits of mindfulness and loving-kindness in personal growth and emotional well-being. He is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Adult in Relationships\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Five Things We Cannot Change\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641454694674,"sku":"9781611800814","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e5f7c242-3d28-4515-bd05-9d2b4e6f2025.jpg?v=1733017744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-an-adult-in-love-letting-love-in-safely-and-showing-it-recklessly-9781611800814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}