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Hold Me Tight

Sue Johnson on the conversations that repair an adult relationship

Sue Johnson's book on emotionally focused therapy, written for couples rather than clinicians. Its claim is that recurring fights are one fight underneath: is the other person reachable, and will they show up when it counts. Seven conversations to work through together.

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    Author · Essentialism

    Points people at Sue Johnson's book as the place to start on adult attachment. Twenty three years married and working alongside his wife, he says he only recently understood there was an additional gear to the relationship.

    Source: The Tim Ferriss Show #719 transcript

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