Defenders of the Heart: Managing the Habits and Attitudes That Block You from a Richer, More Satisfying Life

Your heart deserves the best protection possible, but you can't lock it away for safekeeping. You must keep your heart in touch with the world: giving and receiving love and reaching out to embrace the people, activities, and causes that create a deeply rewarding life. In this truly transformative book, Marilyn Kagan, LCSW, and Neil Einbund, Ph.D., help you discover the common defense mechanisms we all use to guard our hearts against being hurt. Over time, these mechanisms-which the authors have coined "Defenders of the Heart" - can become habitual and overly entrenched. In one way or another, they are at the base of nearly all of our bouts with dissatisfaction.