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"item_description" : "Finding Yourself in Relationships explores the ways recovery changes how we connect, not only with other people, but with ourselves and something greater than ourselves. What if the most important relationships in your life are not only the ones you have with other people? What does it mean to have a relationship with yourself? With your spirituality? With your family, friends, romantic partners, the recovery community, and the world around you? Through candid, accessible essays, this collection looks at self-trust, boundaries, attachment, intimacy, spirituality, emotional availability, resentment, vulnerability, and the patterns that can cause us to disappear inside relationships. This is not a textbook about relationships. It is a look at connection from the perspective of recovery. Drawing on lived experience, 12-Step principles, spirituality, emotional sobriety, self-examination, and practical recovery tools, these essays explore how we learn to stay connected without abandoning ourselves, controlling others, or expecting another person to make us whole. Inside, you'll explore topics including: Building a healthier relationship with yourselfDeveloping trust in a Higher Power or spiritualityFamily, friendship, fellowship, and belongingLove, attachment, obsession, and compatibilityPeople-pleasing, caretaking, and resentmentBoundaries and emotional availabilityRomantic relationships, intimacy, rejection, and vulnerabilitySexual and emotional anorexiaWhy healthy relationships can sometimes feel unfamiliarLearning to stay connected to yourself while connecting deeply with othersFinding yourself in relationships does not mean becoming so independent that you no longer need anyone. It means learning that connection does not require self-erasure. The Recovery Room Collection: Finding Yourself in Relationships is for anyone learning how to build a healthier relationship with themselves, their spirituality, and the people around them. You do not have to stop needing people. You do not have to stop loving deeply. You can begin learning how to stay yourself while you do.",
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Finding Yourself in Relationships : Self-Centeredness, Intimacy, Attachment, and Other Old Words with New Meanings
by Lauren Rai Loreto and Patokilo
Overview
Finding Yourself in Relationships explores the ways recovery changes how we connect, not only with other people, but with ourselves and something greater than ourselves.
What if the most important relationships in your life are not only the ones you have with other people? What does it mean to have a relationship with yourself? With your spirituality? With your family, friends, romantic partners, the recovery community, and the world around you? Through candid, accessible essays, this collection looks at self-trust, boundaries, attachment, intimacy, spirituality, emotional availability, resentment, vulnerability, and the patterns that can cause us to disappear inside relationships. This is not a textbook about relationships. It is a look at connection from the perspective of recovery. Drawing on lived experience, 12-Step principles, spirituality, emotional sobriety, self-examination, and practical recovery tools, these essays explore how we learn to stay connected without abandoning ourselves, controlling others, or expecting another person to make us whole. Inside, you'll explore topics including:- Building a healthier relationship with yourself
- Developing trust in a Higher Power or spirituality
- Family, friendship, fellowship, and belonging
- Love, attachment, obsession, and compatibility
- People-pleasing, caretaking, and resentment
- Boundaries and emotional availability
- Romantic relationships, intimacy, rejection, and vulnerability
- Sexual and emotional anorexia
- Why healthy relationships can sometimes feel unfamiliar
- Learning to stay connected to yourself while connecting deeply with others
Finding yourself in relationships does not mean becoming so independent that you no longer need anyone. It means learning that connection does not require self-erasure.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798172939723
- ISBN-10: 9798172939723
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.22 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.33 pounds
- Page Count: 104
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