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The Art of Flourishing: A New East-West Approach to Staying Sane and Finding Love in an Insane World
We all want more love in our lives, especially when the world requires more from us every day. Lasting intimacy—a close and enduring relationship with someone we love who cherishes us—is an indispensable source of strength, resilience, and hope, one that we especially turn to in challenging times. But too often being in an intimate relationship means we have to compromise—or lose—vital aspects of ourselves. How can we avoid sacrificing our own self-care to get the love we want?
In this original, surprising, and deeply revealing exploration of the self and relationships, Dr. Jeffrey Rubin brings the art of flourishing to life. The idea is startlingly simple: self-care is the foundation of intimacy, and intimacy is the culmination of self-care. The Art of Flourishing provides the reader with the tools necessary to thrive, to live a life of meaning, passion, and fulfillment.
An expert on both Eastern meditative and Western psychotherapeutic traditions, Dr. Rubin draws on the best practices of each to create a new and accessible path to living authentically. His unique synthesis provides a remarkably lucid guide for handling our emotions wisely, discovering our purpose, and uncovering barriers to intimacy—the hidden emotional weeds that kill passion, such as conflicts over communication and power, boundaries and sexuality. Drawing from case examples and personal experiences, Rubin explains how to remove these obstacles to nurture empathy and mutual respect. Creating and cultivating a garden of love enables us to grow as individuals and nourish our connections with others. It widens our horizon of possibility, deepens our humanity, and helps us flourish, which is a priceless gift to the world.
In this original, surprising, and deeply revealing exploration of the self and relationships, Dr. Jeffrey Rubin brings the art of flourishing to life. The idea is startlingly simple: self-care is the foundation of intimacy, and intimacy is the culmination of self-care. The Art of Flourishing provides the reader with the tools necessary to thrive, to live a life of meaning, passion, and fulfillment.
An expert on both Eastern meditative and Western psychotherapeutic traditions, Dr. Rubin draws on the best practices of each to create a new and accessible path to living authentically. His unique synthesis provides a remarkably lucid guide for handling our emotions wisely, discovering our purpose, and uncovering barriers to intimacy—the hidden emotional weeds that kill passion, such as conflicts over communication and power, boundaries and sexuality. Drawing from case examples and personal experiences, Rubin explains how to remove these obstacles to nurture empathy and mutual respect. Creating and cultivating a garden of love enables us to grow as individuals and nourish our connections with others. It widens our horizon of possibility, deepens our humanity, and helps us flourish, which is a priceless gift to the world.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published June 7, 2011
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May 10, 2011
Despite the title which may sound right for the spiritual or self-help reader, this is a book for anyone interested in modern psychology, and combines new and thoroughly researched disciplines for taking care of ourselves. "Flourishing," author Dr. Jeffrey Rubin says, is the new "happiness." I couldn't agree more. It's all about finding balance, particularly in relationships, or creating that self-flourishing that leads to finding the right significant other.
Highly recommended for young and old, anyone who seeks self-improvement and less anxiety in a cluttered world; well-written and enjoyable to boot. I read in two sittings.
Highly recommended for young and old, anyone who seeks self-improvement and less anxiety in a cluttered world; well-written and enjoyable to boot. I read in two sittings.
August 2, 2011
This book by Jeffrey Rubin was a good and fairly easy read for a book written by person in the field of psychology. It shows a wide range of philosophy and psychology understanding of man's ills. This presentation gives us many ways to work on building good and better relationships. It is well worth the read and I enjoyed it.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
October 5, 2011
I enjoyed that the book was based a in psychology, which I find to be a fascinating topic. I did enjoy reading it, but I don't know how much of it I can apply to my life.
August 4, 2011
For me this book couldn't of come my way any sooner, the writing style
is very accessible and easy to adapt to one's life. I connected strongly
with chapter 3 in the book.
is very accessible and easy to adapt to one's life. I connected strongly
with chapter 3 in the book.
June 11, 2012
The concept is good and it's a pretty good book. Was too basic for me, though, and didn't hold my attention.
September 3, 2012
This book was not my type of book. I'm not into this type of mystical, psychotherapy stuff. However, the book is well-written and should appeal to those interested in this subject.
September 4, 2012
I highly recommend this book for anyone
FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way.
FTC: I received a free copy of this book and was not reimbursed in any other way.
July 7, 2014
Not my type of book. Just did not grip me. The ideas did not hold my attention. I can tell as I did not desire to take any notes.
April 8, 2015
Some interesting/good points, but very repetitive.
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