Talk to Me Like Im Someone You Love,..., Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD
Talk to Me Like Im Someone You Love,..., Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD
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Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, Revised Edition
Relationship Repair in a Flash

Author: Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD

Narrator: Gabra Zackman

Unabridged: 5 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/16/2021


Synopsis

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love is a brilliant interactive relationship tool that can help couples stop arguing and begin healing. Couples therapist Nancy Dreyfus hit upon this revolutionary practice during a particularly angry couples-therapy session in which a wife's unrelenting criticism of her husband was making him more and more emotionally withdrawn. Suddenly, Dreyfus found herself scribbling on a scrap of paper, "Talk to me like I'm someone you love," and gesturing to the husband that he should hold it up. He did, and within seconds, the familiar power differential between the two shifted, and a gentler, more genuine connection emerged.

This revised edition features two new sections—one on making love and another on deepening trust—containing over twenty-five statements that hold the power to express what we wish we could say to the person we love but for which we can't find either the right words or the right tone in which to say them. Each of the statements in this book is accompanied by "field notes" from the author that explain when, why, and how to use the statement, as well as real-life stories from the author's practice.

About Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD

Nancy Dreyfus, PsyD, is a psychotherapist and couples therapist with more than two decades of experience. She holds a doctorate degree from Hahnemann University Medical School.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly

This is more a resource than something to read from cover to cover. Many helpful ways to approach tricky conversations with compassion and kindness. It's meant for couples, but some of these techniques easily translate to all relationships. I have already used a few, and they work......more

Goodreads review by Rayna

I was excited to read it but again it took me a while to get to it, not sure why... anyway. My husband and I communicate very well so I thought this book was going to be a breeze which it was for the most part but there were a few surprises. I think the biggest thing I learned from this book is you......more

Goodreads review by Kayla

I feel like this is full of amazing advice and puts words to things you may be struggling to say. I wish I had this with my previous relationships. I havent needed anything like this for where I am now but I am glad to have the tool.......more

Goodreads review by Jacque

Compassionate communicate very important to me. Unfortunately many, including myself and others close to me, tend to emotionally abuse the ones we love most. With a tendency to feel safe around our loved ones, we can tend to drop our filter and just react. I listened to this book on audio and plan t......more

I appreciate that this book was extremely actionable and specific in its advice. Essentially this was a collection of ~130 “flash cards” with word-by-word phrases you can tell your partner in certain situations (e.g. to apologize, to make up, to ask for clarification) to foster good communication. H......more