relationships
Susan J. Elliot t 's New
Book Shar es Secr et s t o
Successf ul Dat ing and
Finding Real Love Af t er
t he Big Br eak up
Overcoming a breakup can be a real
challenge. Often to be successful in the next
relationship, we must understand the parts of
us that broke up too. Learning to recognize,
evaluate and change the negative patterns that
repeatedly show up in our relationships is hard,
but with some reasearch, introspection, and
practice it's possible to take a step forward and
get back out there.
As with anything, re-entering the dating scene
is a process. In Getting Back Out There, (Da Capo
Press) a sequel of sorts to her book Getting Past
Your Break Up, Susan J. Elliott outlines the pains
and the gains inherent in facing the dating
scene again. With insight into the "Five Rs" Readiness, Rejection, Recycling, Rebounding
and Retreating - Elliott illuminates the bumps
we can expect on the road to a new relationship
and shows us how to cope with them.
Through professional and personal accounts,
Elliott teaches her readers to set appropriate
standards in the dating world. With exercises
that include writing daily affirmations and
creating a "life inventory" that examines past
family and personal relationships, Elliott helps
quell our apprehensions and encourages