Getting the Love You Want
Harville Hendrix
About this book
The classic text behind Imago Relationship Therapy. Hendrix argues that romantic attraction is driven by an unconscious search to heal childhood wounds — and that conscious partnership can become a vehicle for growth and healing.
Key themes
- The Imago: the unconscious blueprint of the ideal partner formed in childhood
- Why we are attracted to people who recreate familiar wounds
- Conscious partnership as a vehicle for healing childhood wounds
- The Couples Dialogue: a structured tool for empathy and understanding
- Moving from romantic love to a conscious, intentional partnership
About the author
Harville Hendrix, PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD developed Imago Relationship Therapy over four decades of clinical work. Together they have trained more than 2,000 therapists worldwide and co-written Making Marriage Simple.
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