The Six Passions of the Red-Hot Lover

By Wendy Brown, Clinical Member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists

This is no simple wish.

By Wendy Brown March 24, 2015 Articles No Comments

I’ve heard that you can make a wish and it just might come true. Well, I’ve spent a long time preparing this wish. As I put it out there in the universe, I know it will take its place along with all the other wishes. That’s OK. All I ask for is its place in the sun where it can live or die on its own merit. I wish you love. Now, you need to bear in mind that this is no simple wish. For you to have love, you need to be able to recognize it, appreciate it and hold onto it. You have to let go of your view that you can make-believe about love. That’s because you need your heart and mind to be clear. Ultimately, you have to hone your senses sufficiently that you can maintain something of a hub of confidence when it comes to…

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—Tony Toneatto, PhD., CPsych, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Minor Program, New College University of Toronto

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“Wendy’s years of experience, combined with her powerful intuition and genuine concern for people, give her deep insight into our feelings about love. Why Love Succeeds or Fails goes further than the ‘getting what you want’ approach, and enables us to face our fears, and challenge our long-held assumptions about love and relationships. This book is a great tool whether you’re looking for love, or trying to get past problems in your relationships that seem to come up again and again.”

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