It’s that time of year when gifts of love are in your face–the flowers, the chocolates, teddy bears, and champagne! Here are 10 Non-Fiction Staff Picks on love and relationships.
“Personal transformation, that is grounded in self-love and has greater inner peace as the goal, will naturally teach you how to love better. Seeing yourself clearly opens the door to compassion for yourself and other people.” Love enters our lives in many forms: friends, family, and intimate partners. But all of these relationships are defined by the love we have for ourselves. If we see our relationships as opportunities to be fully present in our healing and learn to love each other better, yung pueblo assures us that we can transform and meet each other with compassion instead of judgment. In How to Love Better, yung pueblo examines all aspects of a relationship, from the rose-colored first days when you may be hesitant to show your full self, to the challenges that can arise without clear communication, to dealing with heartbreak and healing as you close a chapter of your life. The power of looking inward remains at the core of all his teachings. Ego and attachment can become barriers in a relationship, so the more self-aware you become, the more you can support your partner and yourself. Yung Pueblo’s understandings on embracing change, building a foundation of honesty, and learning to listen selflessly will resonate regardless of where you are in your healing journey. And his unique combination of poetry, personal experience, and thoughtful advice will help you grow and strengthen all your relationships.”
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“As a psychologist and minister with more than twenty years of experience, Dr. Thema understands how challenging it can be to create and cultivate healthy relationships-and how critical it is for our well-being. Matters of the Heart draws on the wisdom of science, sacredness, and lived experience to help readers tend to the garden of their hearts and build their best relational lives. Love is not a level playing field, and improving your relationship with yourself, which includes healing trauma and setting boundaries, is often the first step toward leveling the field. Dr. Thema shares evidence-informed practices, traits, and skills that can enhance your relationships overall, as well as solutions to challenges within common relationship dynamics. With her wise and compassionate guidance, delve into: hot topics such as control issues, emotional unavailability, and releasing someone who doesn’t love you practical activation activities to apply what you learn from each chapter case studies that illuminate the process of healing and growing your heart how to shift your mindset and patterns around romance and so much more One of the major predictors of wellness is the nature of our relationships. Our culture is in a mental health crisis, exacerbated by the loneliness of the digital age and the realities of post-pandemic society. Whether you are trying to level up a happy relationship or rebuild trust after an unhappy one, Matters of the Heart will empower you to connect to yourself and to others, heal your heart, and thrive in all areas of your life.”
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“Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations–on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust–from two of the world’s leading marriage researchers and clinicians. Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort–and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner. Drawing on forty years of research from their world-famous Love Lab, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman invite couples on eight fun, easy, and profoundly rewarding dates, each one focused on a make-or-break issue: trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams. Interactive activities and prompts provide motivation to stay open, stay curious, and, most of all, stay talking to each other. And the range–from the four skills you need for intimate conversation (including Put Into Words What You Are Feeling) to tips on being honest about your needs, while also validating your partner’s own emotions–will resonate, whether you’re newly together or a longtime couple looking to fortify your bond. You will discover (or rediscover) your partner like never before–and be able to realize your hopes and dreams for the love you desire and deserve.”
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“Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don’t break up in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners.”
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Who Deserves Your Love by KC Davis is a compassionate and practical guide to evaluating and managing your relationships, romantic, platonic, or otherwise. Drawing from her experience as a therapist, Davis helps readers identify which relationships are healthy and worth nurturing, and which may be harmful. She addresses difficult topics like conditional love, emotional boundaries, and when to step away from someone, even if they’re trying their best. With a focus on emotional regulation, setting standards, and understanding conflict, Davis offers tools like The Decision Tree to guide readers through complex decisions. The book is especially accessible to those with ADHD or depression, using short sections, lists, and diagrams to present insights in a clear, digestible format. Ultimately, it’s a gentle, honest approach to navigating hard relationships with care and clarity.
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The “host of the top relationship podcast, Jillian on Love reveals nine core truths about love and self-acceptance and provides … self-healing techniques and strategies to help us repair our relationship with ourselves and start building the rewarding [romantic] relationships we deserve.”
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“The Bible is full of ‘love’ stories. But the Biblical idea of love is so much bigger than we imagine.”
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Presents advice for building strong personal connections with others, with tools for addressing individual relationship issues and different approaches that can be used to resolve conflicts and differences in personality and goals.
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Studies keep showing that love after fifty is more satisfying than at any other stage in life. So if this is the promised land, how do you get there? In Love After 50, journalist Francine Russo interviews the best experts in the field and dozens of couples to help show you the way. Love after fifty can be more satisfying than at any other stage in life. Russo provides practical advice on recovering from the emotional damage of divorce, the grief of widowhood, or a history of unfulfilling relationships, building realistic requirements for a partner, and much more.
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“A groundbreaking guide to strengthening relationships, beginning with the one you have with yourself.”
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