Boundaries and Relationships: Knowing, Protecting and Enjoying the Self

by Charles L. Whitfield

Book Overview

More than personal boundaries, this book is really about relationships--healthy and unhealthy ones. Here bestselling author and psychotherapist Charles Whitfield blends theories and dynamics from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155874259X
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Health Communications Inc
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

best book I have ever read

i have had many a problem over the years with boundaries and this book has helped me 100% and I recommend it for anyone who may be co-dependant especially.

Great insights about relationships

I thought that this book has some very very important insights about relationships. I learned quite a bit about myself and my relationships just from reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone who is seriously interested in improving their relationships. If you want to know even more about your relationships and how to improve them, I'd recommend another book called The Ever-transcending Spirit by Toru Sato. It is theoretically outstanding and has many practical applications.

The title of this book REALLY says it all!

The issue of boundaries, whether in a therapeutic setting or interpersonal, this book will be helpful in going from dysfunctional states to holding and containing your core SELF boundaries thereby experiencing life in a manner that is enjoyable...JOY! Written with examples from Family situations - also relationship situations (boyfriend/girlfriend,etc.)- this book is practical in its approach but teaches from a technical point of view that is based on sound academics. It even has a section written by a massage therapist which is very nice in that is describes how ultra-sensitive people can really experience loose boundaries in the psychic/mental realm and how this can affect you. I'm rereading this book for the 5th time. It always seems that I get new depths of understanding each time I find a passage to read for the day at hand. It's for true recovery work. I share this book with lots of folks and they all benefit from it. This book had helped me heal!Really! Move forward and evolve my inner self. And isn't that the goal of any therapy.

This was a big help to me.

I have been in recovery (ACA) for 1 year. I read this book around my 3rd month and it was the most helpful next to "Road Less Traveled". If you are actively pursuing answers to your problems and are dedicated to the truth, then you will find what you are looking for. END

Excellent book on boundaries and relationships!

This to me is one of the best books ever written on boundaries and relationships. Talks of the structure of a person's boundaries, ways to know where your boundaries are, the necessity of having boundaries within your relationships. Written with sensitivity and love. Anything further that I could say about this book would fall short of its quality. I consider this a must read for anyone from any kind of dysfunctional background, especially those struggling with boundary issues.