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Secure Love

Create a Relationship That Lasts a Lifetime

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By: Julie Menanno
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What does a healthy relationship look like?

A good question, in theory, but expert couple's therapist Julie Menanno wants you to ask a slightly different one: what does a securely attached relationship feel like?

Moving from the way things look to others to the way they feel, this is a ground-breaking guide to secure attachment in adult relationships. Full of expert advice, Secure Love helps you explore how to increase your capacity for true intimacy. Designed to help you find and sustain love, this book will teach you how to dig into your childhood attachments, label your needs, stay connected during conflict and communicate from a place of vulnerability to build a relationship that lasts a lifetime.

'A must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship' Lori Gottlieb, bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

'With Secure Love, you'll be armed with eternal wisdom for strengthening your relationship. A must-read for any couple' Dr Sue Johnson, founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT) and bestselling author of Hold Me Tight

'Compassionate, humane and extremely helpful . . . Becoming a better partner is a lifelong journey, and Menanno's book is a vital part of that path' Kati Morton, bestselling author of Are u ok?

'Incredibly wise . . . No romantic partnership should be without it' Jen Sincero, bestselling author of You Are a Badass

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Critic reviews

With Secure Love, you’ll be armed with eternal wisdom for strengthening your relationship. Julie Menanno exquisitely explores the science behind attachment theory, how our earliest relationships impact our relationship today, and how to create a deeper bond together. A must read for any couple or therapist (Dr. Sue Johnson, bestselling author of HOLD ME TIGHT)
An essential, empowering and practical guide to navigating relationships. Filled with real-life examples from her work as a therapist, Julie Menanno teaches us how to connect with our partners to create a felt sense of safety, security and comfort, even when challenging times inevitably emerge (Jessica Baum, author of ANXIOUSLY ATTACHED)
As a therapist, I've seen thousands of people desperately wanting better relationships but not knowing what that means or how to create them. In Secure Love, Julie Menanno offers a practical, easy-to-understand guide to how attachment theory underlies the challenging patterns we bring into adult relationships and what we can all do to create the secure, lasting love we desire. This is a must-read for every couple, at any stage of their relationship (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE)
An incredibly wise and helpful guide to help all of us fabulously flawed humans give and receive the love we deserve. No romantic partnership should be without it (Jen Sincero, New York Times bestselling author of YOU ARE A BADASS)
Compassionate, humane, and extremely helpful. Julie Menanno’s Secure Love is a must read for anyone wanting to improve their relationships and gain a greater understanding of why they had trouble in the first place. Becoming a better partner is a lifelong journey, and Menanno’s book is a vital part of that path (Kati Morton, bestselling author of Are u ok? & TRAUMATIZED)
This book will wisely and warmly take you by the hand and show how tuning into your past experiences of relationships can transform your present relationship. Julie Menanno digs deep into attachment theory, making it accessible and meaningful for anyone who wants to improve the atmosphere of their couple relationship and find more productive ways to communicate with each other (Joanna Harrison, author of FIVE ARGUMENTS ALL COUPLES (NEED TO) HAVE)
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In detail, with great examples and real deal to make better relationships!I absolutely love it!

Best book

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it's done in a very easy to understand, thought provoking way. made me look at my own relationships and see where I have been stuck, would 100% recommend

great read

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A must read for any relationship . I loved it! Gonna go through it again soon I am sure!

Invaluable information and insights

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Lots of important and valuable information and wisdom can be found in this book. I think I will go back to it to retain some of that information. However, the performance of the reader is irritating me. It sounds condesending and like she's chewing a gum every time a hypothetical sample conversation is being mentioned. Well, yeah, that would be my review. :)

The information is great but the delivery is not

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Straight from the start the book hit me and my partner on so many levels allowing us to understand our relationship so much more and come to terms with alot of our past and to stop blaming each other for things out of our control. We're taught to act a certain way from birth which is what me and my partner had brought into our relationship, times are very different to how our parents were brought up.

Hit home hard

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