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When Your Relationship Changes: A Woman's Journey
We live in a time when romantic relationships can change rapidly: we are not as bound to them by necessity as were our ancestors.
But how do you get through the disruption, pain, and fear of the unknown when you’ve relied on a relationship to anchor and define you?
Psychologist Kathryn Foster guides you into discovering serenity and feeling good about your new life.
She asks you to feel deep inside to know what you need in your relationship. Trust yourself to know. If a relationship ends, you’ll be okay. In fact, you have some surprises in store: autonomy and solitude can feel very good. Transcendence, spiritual growth and living genuinely are your new treasures.
Maybe your relationship is in tact but changing. It needs a restructuring and you want to drop some old roles and obligations. Cleanse yourself of old expectations and find yourself again. Acknowledge the limits of romance, and learn to speak up on your own behalf. Perhaps you are moving from tribalism to individualism.
Maybe you’re taking a second look at romance and marriage and are seeking something different. To do that, you will have to learn to sit with your feelings, quiet your run-a-way ego, embrace change, and see romance as symbolic.
This book will make you stronger. Mostly importantly, you will find your way back to yourself.
But how do you get through the disruption, pain, and fear of the unknown when you’ve relied on a relationship to anchor and define you?
Psychologist Kathryn Foster guides you into discovering serenity and feeling good about your new life.
She asks you to feel deep inside to know what you need in your relationship. Trust yourself to know. If a relationship ends, you’ll be okay. In fact, you have some surprises in store: autonomy and solitude can feel very good. Transcendence, spiritual growth and living genuinely are your new treasures.
Maybe your relationship is in tact but changing. It needs a restructuring and you want to drop some old roles and obligations. Cleanse yourself of old expectations and find yourself again. Acknowledge the limits of romance, and learn to speak up on your own behalf. Perhaps you are moving from tribalism to individualism.
Maybe you’re taking a second look at romance and marriage and are seeking something different. To do that, you will have to learn to sit with your feelings, quiet your run-a-way ego, embrace change, and see romance as symbolic.
This book will make you stronger. Mostly importantly, you will find your way back to yourself.
176 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 26, 2014
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Kathryn Foster
14 books3 followersKathryn Foster, Ph.D., is a psychologist,
a pretty good yogi,
a constant re-decorator,
a country western dancer,
and a lover of natural healing methods.
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September 3, 2016
When Your Relationship Changes by Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. gives a wealth of information about why some marriages fail, and ways to overcome it. As you begin to read through When Your Relationship Changes, it reads as if you were the therapist speaking to your clients. Kathryn introduces the material with A Brief Summary of The Naked Truth About Men (And Romance)..... that puts me in mind of Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus. Kathryn states how men's testosterone and women's oxytocin dictate their emotions. Most men are systemizers (limited, orderly, and see a person for what they can do), while most women are empathizers (caretakers, sensitive, and try to avoid hurting anyone). With these emotional values that men and women possess, it is no wonder why some marriages fail.
“Your body may tell you it’s time to leave. Our bodies speak to us because they’re connected to our right brain and thus to our feeling selves,” says Kathryn. For me, these words speak volumes and bring me into the reality of relationships and why they do change. When Your Relationship Changes by Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. answers questions such as if marriage should be full of wedded bliss, then why doesn't it last forever? When you are in the dating phase, are you dealing with the real person or their representative? Do opposites really attract and is it the recipe for a good marriage? One thing to take away from reading When Your Relationship Changes by Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. is that it's not your fault and could be a blessing in disguise. When Your Relationship Changes
“Your body may tell you it’s time to leave. Our bodies speak to us because they’re connected to our right brain and thus to our feeling selves,” says Kathryn. For me, these words speak volumes and bring me into the reality of relationships and why they do change. When Your Relationship Changes by Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. answers questions such as if marriage should be full of wedded bliss, then why doesn't it last forever? When you are in the dating phase, are you dealing with the real person or their representative? Do opposites really attract and is it the recipe for a good marriage? One thing to take away from reading When Your Relationship Changes by Kathryn Foster, Ph.D. is that it's not your fault and could be a blessing in disguise. When Your Relationship Changes
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