Receiving Love
by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
The neglected half of the problem: many people cannot receive love because of self-rejection, and the book offers a process for becoming receptive. More introspective than the earlier Imago books.
Read it if…
you deflect compliments and affection and want to stop.
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Skip it if…
you want the couples method; see the first book.
Try instead: Making Marriage Simple →
Three things you will actually use
- Giving is easy for many; receiving is the block.
- Self-rejection blocks love from outside.
- Receive, then give.
Do this first
Practise receiving one compliment this week without deflecting.
Our verdict
The receiving half.
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