Beyond Boundaries

by Townsend, John; Cloud, Henry

• ISBN13: 9780310330769
• ISBN10: 0310330769
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-11-13
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

How do you know you're ready to trust again ... and what does it take to be ready?Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk.In this breakthrough book, bestselling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to discover how to re-enter a life of intimate relationships. Whether you're trying to restore a current relationship or begin a new one, Townsend gives practical tools for establishing trust and finding the intimacy you long for.Beyond Boundaries will help you reinstate closeness with someone who broke your trust; discern when true change has occurred; reestablish appropriate connections in strained relationships; create a safe environment that helps you trust; and restore former relationships to a healthy dynamic.You can move past relational pain to trust again. Beyond Boundaries will show you how.

Author Biography

Dr. John Townsend is a psychologist, popular speaker, cohost of the nationally broadcast New Life Live! radio program, and a cofounder of Cloud-Townsend Clinic and Cloud-Townsend Resources. Me is coauthor of the bestselling Boundaries and author of Boundaries with Teens and Hiding from Love.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction: Don't Settle	p. 11
Understanding the Problem	p. 19
The Draw to Relationship	p. 23
The Damage Arrives	p. 31
Boundaries and What They Accomplish	p. 37
The Return of Desire	p. 45
Knowing when You're Ready	p. 59
You Admit the Hurt and Receive Support	p. 61
You Understand Your Own Past Choices	p. 67
You Can Connect the Dots	p. 77
You Grieve and Let it Go	p. 89
You Develop Growth Friendships	p. 103
You Trust Your Defining Boundaries	p. 115
You Let Your Values Transform Your Desires	p. 129
You Know Which Risks Are Worth. Taking and Which Are Not	p. 139
Knowing when the Other Person is Ready	p. 153
Does This Person Care About His or Her Impact on You?	p. 155
Is This Person (Really) Connected to Good People?	p. 167
Can This Person Handle a Relationship with You?	p. 183
For Dating and Marriage: Does This Person Go Beyond Passion?	p. 197
Is the Big Problem Being Solved the Right Way?	p. 209
Moving into the Relationship	p. 223
The Talk You Must Have	p. 225
Take a Risk	p. 237
Deal with Speed Bumps	p. 247
How Far Can You Go?	p. 259
Conclusion: Beyond Boundaries into Your Best Life	p. 269
Notes	p. 271
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