The Power of Friendship: How to Create, Maintain and Deepen Relationships

Ek, Daniel/ Andersson, Frida Bern/ Flodin, Pär

ISBN 10: 1472147987 / ISBN 13: 9781472147981

Published by Robinson, 2024

About this Item

208 pages. 7.72x4.96x0.87 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Power of Friendship: How to Create, Maintain and Deepen Relationships
• Publisher: Robinson
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472147987
• ISBN 13: 9781472147981
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.17 kilograms

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Synopsis

Decades of research show that strong relationships are at the very top of the list of what makes us happy and what helps us live long and healthy lives. Yet, we receive relatively little guidance when it comes to developing and nurturing our friendships as adults. 
 
This book unlocks the secrets to thriving social relationships and reveals the formula to create deep bonds and extraordinary connections. It contains more than forty exercises and techniques originating from authentic relating, non-violent communication, functional analytic psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and much more.
 
What makes some friendships last while others fade away? How can we deepen our connection with an acquaintance or someone we have known for years? How can we manage conflicts so that our friendships are not weakened but rather strengthened by them? When can and should we break up with a friend? All of these and more questions are answered and illuminated. 
 
Learn how to: 
-          Make new friends
-          Move from mutual acquaintance to real friendship
-          Connect even deeper with the friends you have 
-          Turn your vulnerability into an advantage 
-          Break free from old habitual patterns
-          Skillfully manage and prevent conflict

The Power of Friendship is written by three friends with a burning passion for relationships: two clinical psychologists and one researcher with a PhD in neuroscience.

About the Author

Daniel Ek, MSc, is a registered psychologist with an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focus and works as a lecturer and mindfulness teacher. He is also the co-founder of Friendship Lab, which provides skills training in the art of strengthening relationships.
Pär Flodin, PhD, has a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet. There he is now an active researcher in psychiatric epidemiology and maps the prevalence and causes of mental illness.