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Review by Wamakima -- Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Yo...
[Following is a volunteer review of "Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life" by Thomas Jordan, Ph.D..]
Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life is a self-awareness book by Thomas Jordan. Inspired by Dr. Leo Buscagalia's 'Love Class', Jordan studied love relationships inside out in what he calls love life psychology. In his book, he says that the two natural, intense human emotions are grief and love. Grief is the result of losing love. He then distinguishes the difference between love and being in love. Jordan divides his book into three parts. Part I is Unhealthy Love Life, where he discusses the characteristics of an unhealthy love life. Part II is Psychological Love Life, where he explains to the reader toxic characteristics learned in unhealthy relationships, when we learn these toxic responses to love, and identifying who taught us these toxic responses. The final part is the Unlearning Method, where the reader finds tools and coping strategies to challenge learned toxic relationship experiences.
Jordan is a licensed psychoanalyst, which enhances the credibility of everything outlined in the book. His source of information is from scientific research and real-life experiences. At first, I was afraid to read this book, because I knew I would discover undesirable traits about myself and the effects they have on my relationships. But, as I continued reading, I discovered it was easy to unlearn negative behaviors.
I enjoyed the author's tone in the book. He explains terms in a kind and empathetic manner. I appreciated the worksheets in the book, that enable the reader to identify which coping mechanisms appear in their personal life and how to confront them. I also liked that the author shared his personal experiences in toxic relationships. Using the steps outlined in the book and with the help of his therapist, Jordan could create healthy relationships and develop new coping mechanisms.
I found nothing to dislike about the book. It is professionally edited, and I only found one error. I rate Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life four out of four stars. It deserves this rating because unlike other self-awareness books with misleading titles, the author provides a step-by-step method in improving your love life.
Jordan tries his best to use simple terms when explaining concepts. I'd recommend the book to audiences above 16 years old. The book is a guide to preventing unhealthy relationship experiences and creating new healthy ones. There are no profane words or erotic scenes. I hope the author writes another book, one with more details on the toxic characteristics in love relationships.
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Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life
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Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life is a self-awareness book by Thomas Jordan. Inspired by Dr. Leo Buscagalia's 'Love Class', Jordan studied love relationships inside out in what he calls love life psychology. In his book, he says that the two natural, intense human emotions are grief and love. Grief is the result of losing love. He then distinguishes the difference between love and being in love. Jordan divides his book into three parts. Part I is Unhealthy Love Life, where he discusses the characteristics of an unhealthy love life. Part II is Psychological Love Life, where he explains to the reader toxic characteristics learned in unhealthy relationships, when we learn these toxic responses to love, and identifying who taught us these toxic responses. The final part is the Unlearning Method, where the reader finds tools and coping strategies to challenge learned toxic relationship experiences.
Jordan is a licensed psychoanalyst, which enhances the credibility of everything outlined in the book. His source of information is from scientific research and real-life experiences. At first, I was afraid to read this book, because I knew I would discover undesirable traits about myself and the effects they have on my relationships. But, as I continued reading, I discovered it was easy to unlearn negative behaviors.
I enjoyed the author's tone in the book. He explains terms in a kind and empathetic manner. I appreciated the worksheets in the book, that enable the reader to identify which coping mechanisms appear in their personal life and how to confront them. I also liked that the author shared his personal experiences in toxic relationships. Using the steps outlined in the book and with the help of his therapist, Jordan could create healthy relationships and develop new coping mechanisms.
I found nothing to dislike about the book. It is professionally edited, and I only found one error. I rate Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life four out of four stars. It deserves this rating because unlike other self-awareness books with misleading titles, the author provides a step-by-step method in improving your love life.
Jordan tries his best to use simple terms when explaining concepts. I'd recommend the book to audiences above 16 years old. The book is a guide to preventing unhealthy relationship experiences and creating new healthy ones. There are no profane words or erotic scenes. I hope the author writes another book, one with more details on the toxic characteristics in love relationships.
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Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life
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But the path I’ve chosen has always been the right one, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. 
