Love Sense
by Sue Johnson
The science behind Hold Me Tight: adult attachment, the biology of bonding, why love is a survival code and not a mystery, and how emotionally focused therapy repairs it. It is the more explanatory companion to her practical book and makes the case that dependence on a partner is healthy, not weak.
Read it if…
you have read Hold Me Tight and want the science, or you want the argument before the exercises.
Skip it if…
you want the practical program; start with Hold Me Tight.
Three things you will actually use
- Secure attachment is the goal, not independence.
- Emotional responsiveness is the core of love.
- Repair the bond, not the argument.
Do this first
Identify your own attachment pattern in conflict: do you pursue, withdraw, or both?
Our verdict
Explanatory and persuasive; the attachment case.
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