DARING TO LOVE

¦ This book presents the groundbreaking voice therapy method
developed by Robert W. Firestone that focuses on giving a voice
to unhealthy relationship patterns often rooted in childhood.
¦ While this book is written for couples, its focus is on helping
individual readers identify the patterns that prevent them
from having the fulfilling relationships they want.

After a breakup, most of us spend a lot of time thinking about what the other person did to cause it, rather than reflecting on ourselves. It seems self-evident that we want love, and that we want our romantic relationships to work. But what if our desire for love is not as straightforward as our emotions make us believe?
What if, instead of pursuing love, we're unconsciously pushing it away?
In Daring to Love, Tamsen and Robert W. Firestone offer techniques based in Robert's groundbreaking voice therapy—the process of giving spoken word to unhealthy patterns—to help readers understand how they get in their own way on the quest for true love. Love, the Firestones argue, makes us vulnerable and triggers old defenses we formed in childhood, causing us to sabotage our relationships in myriad subtle—and not-so-subtle—ways.
Using the voice therapy strategies in this book, readers will be able to identify their own defensive patterns and uncover the destructive messages of their critical inner voice.

Tamsen Firestone is the founder and editor-in-chief of PsychAlive.org. She has been a principle editor for many of the books written by her husband Robert W. Firestone, including Fear of Intimacy, Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice, and Creating a Life of Meaning and Compassion.
Robert W. Firestone, PhD, is a psychologist and author whose best-known books—The Fantasy Bond, Voice Therapy, Combating Destructive Thought Processes, and Compassionate Child-Rearing—outline a fully realized and comprehensive theory on neurosis and human development. The Firestones reside in Santa Barbara, CA.