The Courage to Trust Lib/E: A Guide to Building Deep and Lasting Relationships

You're probably familiar with the old saying, once bitten, twice shy. It describes a painful uncertainty many of us feel every day as we try to engage with other people. Acts of betrayal from our pasts can lead us into long cycles of wariness and mistrust. An inability to trust wisely can lead us to loneliness and isolation, or worse--putting our trust in the wrong people too easily. The good news is that the ability to trust is both a choice and a skill that you can develop. You do not have to be controlled by the past. To a child, trust is a feeling that comes and goes, always under the influence of other people. Only as an adult can you learn how and when to trust more wisely. This book is a warm and friendly guide to achieving greater self-confidence and deeper levels of intimacy and trust. Helped along by the book's exercises and ideas for self-reflection, you'll begin to develop new patterns of trust. Start by getting comfortable trusting your own instincts. Then, experiment with developing relationships based on mutual trust and curiosity. Learn from and then let go of old betrayals that have impaired your trust-building skills, and approach the rest of your life with a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.

About the Author :
Cynthia Wall, LCSW, is a counselor in private practice and a gifted seminar and group leader. She has taught college classes in personal growth and volunteers with hospice and a support group for bereaved parents. She lives in Northern California. Sue Patton Thoele is a licensed psychotherapist and the author of numerous books, including The Woman's Book of Courage, The Courage to Be Yourself, and The Woman's Book of Soul, among others. SUZIE ALTHENS records from her professional studio in Alaska, near the beautiful Matanuska Glacier. She narrates regularly for major publishers and specializes in audiobooks and e-learning. Suzie is enthusiastic about narrating nonfiction as it provides opportunities to share amazing memoirs, medical discoveries, and inspiration, but she also enjoys mysteries and women's fiction. Suzie narrates children's encyclopedias and donates time to narrate children's fiction for Learning Ally, a nonprofit organization, when she has the opening to woo the reluctant young reader.

Review :
"This wise and beautifully written book is a blessing for every friend, every parent, every lover, and every human being." -- "Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, author of Kitchen Table Wisdom"