{"product_id":"9781942094012","title":"IRRELATIONSHIP: How we use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this important and transformative guide, three experienced practitioners identify the widespread dysfunctional dynamic they call \"irrelationship,\" a psychological defense system two people create together to protect themselves from the fear and anxiety of real intimacy in a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their wide clinical and life experience, the authors examine behavioral \"song-and-dance routines\" repeatedly performed by couples affected by irrelationship. Readers will find a valuable framework for understanding their challenges with action-oriented tools to help them navigate their way to fulfilling relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark B. Borg, Jr., PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a community psychologist and psychoanalyst, and a supervisor of psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant H. Brenner, MD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice, specializing in treating mood and anxiety disorders and the complex problems that may arise in adulthood from childhood trauma and loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Berry, RN, MHA, \u003c\/b\u003ehas practiced as a Registered Nurse in New York City since 1987 and has worked for almost two decades in community-based programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central Recovery Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152271884528,"sku":"9781942094012","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942094012_p0.jpg?v=1763758295","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942094012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}