Broken Promises, Mended Hearts

by Joel D. Block

Overview

How couples can restore trust and repair love relationships

Even the strongest relationship can be eroded by common, everyday breaches of trust. A small lie about a purchase, a cover-up for a forgotten birthday—each takes a bite out of trust. Over time, intimate confidences are weakened and the foundation of trust begins to crumble. It is Dr. Block's firm belief that when couples feel emotionally safe with each other, their relationship is more passionate, open, uninhibited, and sexually alive.

Filled with inspiring case studies from Dr. Block's private practice, this book offers couples an innovative, solution-oriented approach to restoring trust and repairing love relationships shattered or eroded by betrayal.

Includes chapters covering:

• Recognizing the Signs of Trust . . . and Mistrust
• Dance Away Lovers: The Trust-Mistrust Relationship
• Jealousy, Lover's Hell
• The Frontier of Trust: Sexual Fidelity
• Restoring Trust

"Through a spirited, imaginative exploration of love relationships, Block develops a useful roadmap for those who want their relationship to be meaningful." —Daniel Acaoz, founder, American Journal of Family Therapy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809223985
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/15/2001
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Joel D. Block, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist practicing couple and individual therapy. A diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, he is a senior psychologist on the staff of the Human Sexuality Center of Long Island Jewish Medical Center and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The author of ten books and numerous professional articles, he has appeared on "Good Morning, America" and "Today" and has been a psychology consultant for ABC. Dr. Block lives and practices in Huntington, New York.

Table of Contents

	Author's Note	vii
	Introduction	1
1	The Foundation of Trust	9
2	Recognizing Trust ... and Mistrust	23
3	The Development of Trust in the Family	43
4	The Long Good-Bye: When Past Relationships Damage Trust	61
5	Dance-Away Lovers: The Trust-Mistrust Relationship	77
6	Jealousy, Lovers' Hell	95
7	The Frontier of Trust: Sexual Fidelity	113
8	In Gut We Trust	133
9	To Be, or Not to Be, Vulnerable	149
10	Restoring Trust	169
11	Finding a Therapist You Can Trust	187
	Bibliography	207
	Index	211