The Secret Lives of Adults: Your Seven Key Relationships – and how to make them work

by Allison Keating

People have been sharing their life stories with psychologist Allison Keating for the past eighteen years, and the words she hears most often are 'I feel overwhelmed,' followed by 'I thought I'd have it figured out by now.'Adulthood is tough. As we try to divide ourselves between our partner, children, parents, siblings, friends and colleagues, it is no wonder we can feel overwhelmed, often neglecting the most important relationship of all – the one we have with ourselves.The Secret Life of Adults invites you to audit and improve your seven key relationships, looking at how the experiences of your past impact on who you are today.Ask Who are you in your relationships?- Are they supportive, nourishing and empowering – or draining and filled with anxiety?- Is there a big gap between your public and private self?- What are your expectations of others and of yourself?- Do you understand why you react to certain comments from family or friends?- Do you repeat patterns of behaviour in your relationships?The Secret Life of Adults has exercises and techniques to help you get to know yourself better and understand why you behave as you do in each part of your life, allowing you to unlock the secret to less stressful and more meaningful relationships.

Genres: Psychology

275 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 14, 2018

Reviews

[Robert Bogue]

Who are we really? Are we the person we are when we’re with friends? Or is it that we’re the person we are with family? Or perhaps we’re really expressing our true nature when we’re by ourselves. In The Secret Lives of Adults: Your Seven Key Relationships – and how to make them work, Allison Keating explores the different aspects of our identity.

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[Harriet · Rating 5 out of 5]

An insightful introspective book that every human should read.
Listened to as an audiobook narrated by Allison herself.

[Michael Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good concepts!
Great delivery.
Some will find it a core book but some might find it to abstract.