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Love by Design
- Author
- Sara Nasserzadeh
- Narrator
- Nikki Massoud, Sara Nasserzadeh
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 6 February 2024
- Run Time
- 12 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, Love by Design introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. As Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh knows, successful partnerships do not thrive on love, at least as we know it. Instead of chasing our butterflies, we need to cultivate six core relational ingredients that make it possible for love to emerge:
·Attraction: What do you like and value about each other?
·Respect: How do you keep each other’s needs and priorities in mind?
·Trust: Do you know that you will show up for each other consistently?
·Compassion: Can you honor the other’s emotional experience without making it about you?
·Shared vision: Where are you committed to going together?
·Loving behaviors: How do you show your partner they’re special to you?
Offering dozens of exercises and reflection prompts, this groundbreaking book gives readers a new foundation for a thriving, lasting coupledom.
Critics Review
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“A revelatory re-conceptualization of how we create love. No other book so seamlessly blends scientific evidence with diversity and acceptance.”—Dr. Emily Nagoski, bestselling author of Come As You Are and Burnout
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“Dr. Nasserzadeh is an important relationship scholar and gifted clinician. Her vision of Emergent Love will revolutionize your relationship.”—Dr. Pepper Schwartz, Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington and New York Times bestselling author
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"Love by Design is an essential read for those looking to cultivate connected and fulfilling intimate relationships. Her model of emergent love will transform how you enter your next relationship or enliven the one you are in for years to come."—Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, faculty at Northwestern University, bestselling author of Love Every Day and host of the podcast, Reimagining Love
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“In Love by Design, Dr. Nasserzadeh brings us an exciting, sustainable way of perceiving and living love."—Guy Winch, TED Speaker and author of How to Fix A Broken Heart
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"Love by Design supports the wisdom of ages with original evidence-informed research to create a realistic and powerful way to make love work for modern relationships."—Susan Quilliam, author of the revised The Joy of Sex
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"Clear, concise, and wise. Dr. Nasserzadeh encourages us toward greater self-awareness, teaching readers how to strengthen our bonds by bringing compassion, loving communication, and more to their partnerships. It would do all of us well to heed her expert guidance.”—Barry R. Komisaruk, Ph.D, Distinguished Professor, Psychology at Rutgers University and co-author of The Orgasm Answer Guide.
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"This wise, practical book sheds new light on the perennial question of how to keep romantic love alive. Read it and be prepared never to think about love the same way again." —Stephen Snyder M.D. Author, Love Worth Making
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Details
- Author
- Sara Nasserzadeh
- Narrator
- Nikki Massoud, Sara Nasserzadeh
- Duration
- 12 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668636947
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice and issues, Dating, relationships, living together and marriage: advice and issues, Relationships and families: advice and issues
Synopsis
Redefine romance and build loving connections you yearn for with the help of this guide for couples—perfect for readers of 8 Rules of Love and the Love Prescription. Grounded in two decades of original research and work with couples from around the world, Love by Design introduces a groundbreaking new foundation for love: The Emergent Love Model. As Dr. Sara Nasserzadeh knows, successful partnerships do not thrive on love, at least as we know it. Instead of chasing our butterflies, we need to cultivate six core relational ingredients that make it possible for love to emerge:·Attraction: What do you like and value about each other?·Respect: How do you keep each other’s needs and priorities in mind?·Trust: Do you know that you will show up for each other consistently?·Compassion: Can you honor the other’s emotional experience without making it about you?·Shared vision: Where are you committed to going together?·Loving behaviors: How do you show your partner they’re special to you? Offering dozens of exercises and reflection prompts, this groundbreaking book gives readers a new foundation for a thriving, lasting coupledom.
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