Daring to Trust

Opening Ourselves to Real Love and Intimacy

By David Richo

$16.95
SKU
9781590309247
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Shambhala Publications
06/24/2011
Pages: 224
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9781590309247
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Most relationship problems are essentially trust issues, explains psychotherapist David Richo. Whether it’s fear of commitment, insecurity, jealousy, or a tendency to be controlling, the real obstacle is a fundamental lack of trust—both in ourselves and in our partner.

Daring to Trust offers key insights and practical exercises for exploring and addressing our trust issues in relationships. Topics include:


  • How we learn early in life to trust others (or not to trust them)

  • Why we fear trusting

  • Developing greater trust in ourselves as the basis for trusting others

  • How to know if someone is trustworthy

  • Naïve trust vs. healthy, adult trust

  • What to do when trust is broken


Ultimately, Richo explains, we must develop trust in four directions: toward ourselves, toward others, toward life as it is, and toward a higher power or spiritual path. These four types of trust are not only the basis of healthy relationships, they are also the foundation of emotional well-being and freedom from fear.