Loving Bravely: Twenty Lessons of Self-Discovery to Help You Get the Love You Want

I only wish I read this before my relationship imploded.

I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Loving Bravely. I had heard about it and about the author, Dr. Solomon, through social media. Dr. Solomon teaches a Marriage 101 class at Northwestern University and I have seen her interviewed before. I thought what could be better then a book about finding love from the person who actually teaches the course. I went ahead and pre-ordered the book so that I would have it as soon as it was available. The book did not disappoint. Dr. Solomon takes you through 20 lessons to help you find the love that you want. She doesn't do it in a preachy way. In fact, it's written in a friendly, thoughtful, witty and many times funny manner. She even interjects pieces of herself and her own relationship in the book and her interactions with her children. This is a book that I will reference time and time again. It's not a once through read. You need to go back and re-read and really practice the lessons that she spells out. They are not easy. It is hard to change behavior and learn from the past and not use it as a crutch. But, this book helps you do it if you follow along. I recommend it for anyone looking to learn about themselves, how their past relationships effects their present self, and move forward to find love. So, basically, this book is for everyone. Dr. Solomon is a treasure and I just want to know how I can sign up for that class.

Loving Bravely is a book the world needs right now! The book is for anyone looking for a deep and meaningful romantic relationship AND is interested in an authentic connection with themselves. This is like spending time with a wonderful empathic friend who gently encourages you to look within for the happiness or rather wholeness you desire. I love the idea that a stronger connection may lead to love that is courageous and lasting. This book is about relational self-awareness. Relationships are messy and complicated and require us to be vulnerable. Dr. Solomon provides a beautiful road map to help us wade thru some of the difficulties to get to the soft under belly, the tender good stuff. Her voice is kind, gentle and intelligent. Her clarity and compassion are awe-inspiring. The chapters are written in short digestible bits so you can easily hold all the juicy info she is giving. Her examples are relatable and she gives practical advice on how couples can get unstuck. The exercises at the end of each chapter give readers an opportunity to practice what you learn. Loving bravely teaches us to be more compassionate in our relationship and to ourselves. I cried while reading the last chapter because I didn't want it to end.

So beautifully written! I loved getting to read through this and see the parallels in my life as I've moved towards knowing myself better. There are so many good things to be applied from this book as life is ever changing and our relationships are growing with that change (if we allow them to).

I very rarely read books in the relationship and self help genre, but this one was highly recommended by a great friend, so I decided to give it a go. I'm really glad I did! Dr Solomon paints a realistic and honest view of individuals, couples and relationships that is very refreshing. Rather than being prescriptive about how to find love and connection, she writes with humor and grace about the possible paths. Every person's journey will be unique and that's to be celebrated, but there are commonalities in all of us to be shared and thought through. Beginning with themes of personal accountability and honesty with oneself to effective communication and learning to trust yourself and your partner, Dr Solomon's prose hits home. It makes sense. She acknowledges that the path is not easy, straightforward, without effort, ups and downs and reward. I appreciated her real and nuanced view. Loving Bravely is sweet, funny, honest, insightful and it inspired me to take a deeper look at myself and how I think about love and intimacy.

I think i'm only 40 pages away from completing this, but I believe this book really takes the cake for getting solid on relating to the partner that suited to you, in a very authentic way. I've thought about rereading this book multiple times while going through it slowly, and I rarely think of doing that, especially in the genre of self help books. Was recommended by Mark Groves and is old partner beingisbeautiful on instagram. Lovely people, lovely recommendation that is hard to forget. It's really a book about self love foremost, and the relating comes second to it.

this book is wonderful for self-love, self-acceptance healing. I enjoy the questions at the end that really get you thinking and engagedI take this book with me to therapy and work on inner child trauma and this book really sheds light on how to heal from the inside out. definitely recommend :)

I found this book and Alexandra Solomon after a painful breakup, where I thought it was my fault, and I wasn't man enough to keep things together. Reading this book changed my relationship life. She's so right--when we get truly close to people (intimacy), our stuff comes up, as it had in my last relationship. Working through her 20 chapters of this book helped me to understand that, forgive myself and focus on what's really going on in relationships. Without question, this is the best relationship book I've ever read, and I can't wait to check out her next book!

Interesting ideas a lot of exercises though and I am not sure so much writing is helpful.

Interesting book and good present for Christmas

This book is crucial for everyone to read and lear about yourself, love and relationships.

I enjoy how this book uses self discovery first to support having loving relationships. I find the exercises practical and useful. The writing is clear and easy to understand but very compassionate too.From the beginning of the book you feel the author recognizes how all our pitfalls are part of the human experience.This is a book I think everyone should read.

This book is for those who are brave and humble enough to accept that we take relationship intelligence for granted and we need help rom well intentioned experts.The author's authentic intention for people to lead better lives performing better at relationships comes out of every single chapter. You will for sure try to be a better person after reading this book. It is such a compassionate take on relationships.