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sarahelem's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
This book was recommended to me by my therapist. There are great points in here for opening up dialogue (and self) to vulnerability and the potential of being emotionally held. I would recommend this to anyone curious.
firstlovel8spring's review against another edition
4.0
Would recommend to anyone who struggles to feel safety in emotionally connecting with others. This book helped me understand how so many of my fears are completely approachable, and not something to repress. Awfully heterosexual but enlightening regardless.
jenn_stark's review against another edition
4.0
i didn’t like the way it was written, but the info was
harukanoishiki's review against another edition
2.5
Not bad not good! Very obvious but centered around attachment styles - I think they have a point, a good reminder
mellyjc's review against another edition
4.0
Good primer for attachment for couples clients. I think it creates a magical sense to the work and I'd love more of the nitty gritty to getting to the level of depth for these discussions. I feel like a lot of the times they attachment issues come up, clients are in fight or flight mode, and stepping out of that to see the dance is not easy. I was hoping for more of that, but maybe that's what EFT training CEUs are for.
megrob's review against another edition
4.0
The lay person's guide to EFT. Accessible and hands on. Definitely recommend. At times it could be more inclusive (Dr. Sue Johnson describes a woman as exotic, LGBTQ+ relationships are sparsely mentioned, etc). Overall a very good read. For clients, I think it would be more effective to use EFT in therapy than to recommend the book. For those not in couples therapy, it provides a great way for a couple do the internal work together.
kerryp's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
reader_rediscovered's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.5
📚 Book 64/25 of 2023 📚
⭐️ 2.5/5 stars!
Kind of a disappointing experience, considering how much I enjoy watching Dr. Sue's work and approach to therapy. It was a definite forced push for me finish the book (2-star) with some good gems I may get to use/reflect on (+0.5 stars). I would not likely recommend this particular read to potential clients.
🍑 PEACHES & PITS (likes and dislikes) 🍑
some peaches:
- therapeutic concepts I really resonate with
- vignettes of the couples she worked with could be helpful to understand more real-life examples regarding negative relationship cycles
- some good quotes and explanations re: the importance of attachment
some pits:
- lack of inclusivity (written pretty heteronormatively)
- problematic descriptors of her clients (i.e. at one point, an Asian client is described as "exotic")
- some feelings of skepticism during particular client vignettes where it seemed what the client said was a bit inorganic/wordy with technical language
⭐️ 2.5/5 stars!
Kind of a disappointing experience, considering how much I enjoy watching Dr. Sue's work and approach to therapy. It was a definite forced push for me finish the book (2-star) with some good gems I may get to use/reflect on (+0.5 stars). I would not likely recommend this particular read to potential clients.
🍑 PEACHES & PITS (likes and dislikes) 🍑
some peaches:
- therapeutic concepts I really resonate with
- vignettes of the couples she worked with could be helpful to understand more real-life examples regarding negative relationship cycles
- some good quotes and explanations re: the importance of attachment
some pits:
- lack of inclusivity (written pretty heteronormatively)
- problematic descriptors of her clients (i.e. at one point, an Asian client is described as "exotic")
- some feelings of skepticism during particular client vignettes where it seemed what the client said was a bit inorganic/wordy with technical language