Satisfying, secure connection with others depends heavily on how well we
listen to each other and respond to what we've heard. The Listening
Book lays bare the key elements of both deeply attuned and badly
misattuned listening in vivid scenes of real-life interactions that
capture the emotional impact and give the reader an illuminating "aha"
experience. Added to that is a mind-opening account of psychological
processes and principles that normally operate from outside of
awareness, showing how skillful listening can reveal those dynamics.
Beyond even that, such listening can produce interactions that unlock
lifelong emotional conditioning to yield liberating change through one
of the brain's most remarkable processes, which neuroscientists call
memory reconsolidation. Whether read solo, with a partner, or in a
reading group, The Listening Book is for everyone who yearns for
deeper emotional connection and closeness, everyone who is at a loss to
understand what is interfering, and everyone who is fascinated by the
subtle and manifold factors involved in interpersonal communication.
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