Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

by Tim Clinton, Gary Sibcy

Overview

In this transformational book, the authors have used ground-breaking research to develop four primary patterns of relating to one another that shed light on our actions—and how we can learn to love and be loved even better.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591454205
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	01/30/2006
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	361,542
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.05(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Tim Clinton, Ed.D, LPC, LMFT, is president of the American Association of Christian Counselors. He is professor of Counseling and Pastoral Care at Liberty University and is executive director of the Liberty University Center for Counseling and Family Studies.

Table of Contents

	Foreword: The Secret to Loving and Being Loved	ix
Part I	Relationships are Everything
1	The Heart of the Matter: Relationships in Everyday Living: Why You Do the Things You Do	3
2	Shaping Our View of Ourselves and Those We Hold Dearest: Dynamics of Healthy Relationships	15
3	Soul Wounds: How Injuries to the Heart Occur	33
4	Equipped to Face Challenges and Take Risks: The Secure Relationship Style	49
5	The Hardened Heart: The Avoidant Relationship Style	67
6	Don't Abandon Me!: The Ambivalent Relationship Style	87
7	The Grass Is Always Dead on Both Sides of the Fence: The Disorganized Relationship Style	103
Part II	Unlocking the Secrets to Loving and Lasting Relationships
8	God and You: Embracing the Relationship That Transcends All Others with George Ohlschlager	127
9	Taming Emotional Storms: Conquering Depression, Anxiety, Anger, and Grief	151
10	Love, Sex, and Marriage: Working Out Our Most Intimate Relationship with Sharon Hart Morris, Ph.D.	175
11	Parenting Secure Kids: How to Be a Sensitive, Secure Parent to Your Children	195
12	Breaking Free!: A Prescription for Making Changes That Heal	217
	Glossary	239
	Endnotes	243
	Select Bibliography	251