Boundary Issues: Using Boundary Intelligence to Get the Intimacy You Want and the Independence You Need in Life, Love, and Work

Adams, Jane, Ph.D.

ISBN 10: 0471660450 / ISBN 13: 9780471660453

Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005

About this Item

First printing, full number line. Inscribed and signed by the author on the half-title page. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $24.95); minor edgewear; Brodart protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Boundary Issues: Using Boundary Intelligence to Get the Intimacy You Want and the Independence You Need in Life, Love, and Work
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471660450
• ISBN 13: 9780471660453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Psychological boundaries determine how we reconcile our seemingly contradictory needs for both intimacy and independence, closeness and separateness. The struggle to reconcile these needs dominates our emotional lives. In this fascinating book, journalist, coach, and social psychologist Jane Adams explains how boundaries can allow us to invite others in to share our deepest selves while they protect us from "emotional trespass."

Psychological boundaries are no less real than physical ones, and how you act them out in your relationships―your Boundary Style―is uniquely personal. In BoundaryIssues, you'll learn how to use your Boundary Intelligence to manage your boundaries. Moreover, you'll learn how to adjust your Boundary Style to improve your relationships without endless hours on a therapist's couch, a complete psychological makeover, or the sacrifice of your own authenticity and autonomy.

Informed by psychological theory and research and illustrated with real-life stories, anecdotes, and examples drawn from everyday experiences, this ground-breaking book explores how boundaries develop and change at every stage of your life. Boundary Issues features a unique self-assessment questionnaire to help you identify your own Boundary Style and recognize how it influences all your relationships. Using the four basic skills of Boundary Intelligence―insight, awareness, intention, and action―you'll learn how to use boundaries to resolve conflict, transform your important personal and professional connections, and satisfy your deepest emotional needs.

This smart, engaging, helpful, and accessible book will forever change the way you interact with everyone in your life―the people you love, the friends you treasure, and the colleagues you work with.

About the Author

Psychologist, speaker, and coach JANE ADAMS, PH.D., has written several books, including the bestselling I'm Still Your Mother and Women on Top. Her articles, columns, and essays have been published in many major magazines and newspapers. A frequent media commentator, Dr. Adams lives in Seattle and New York City. Visit her website at www.janeadams.com.