Why read Loving with the Brain in Mind?

Book cover of Loving with the Brain in Mind: Neurobiology and Couple Therapy

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Human brains and behavior are shaped by genetic predispositions and early experience. But we are not doomed by our genes or our past. Neuroscientific discoveries of the last decade have provided an optimistic and revolutionary view of adult brain function: People can change. This revelation about neuroplasticity offers hope to…

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Peter Fraenkel

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Dr. Fishbane is a clinical psychologist and couple therapist, and one of the most important clinical theorists in our field.

She spent years amassing the emerging research on the social determinants of brain development and developed a practical approach to what she calls “neuroeducation” for couples – helping partners understand the neurophysiological underpinnings and effects of marital conflict, how partners regulate each other’s emotions, and how to manage one’s negative arousal to engage in loving, compassionate relationships.

Although written for therapists, it is highly engaging and accessible for the general reader who seeks to understand why they become so distressed…

From Peter's list on how to improve couple and family relationships.