From the Book - First Simon Element hardcover edition.
Part One: How to work on your relationships
Three types of relationship behavior
Building your advisory team
How to slow down the vulnerability cycle
How emotional dysregulation fuels the vulnerability cycle
How to emotionally regulate
Part Two: How to make decisions about relationships
Compassionate stories do not justify harmful behavior
The relationship decision tree
How to compare your relationship with others
Why the small moments matter
Making decisions with your head and your heart
Part Three: How to use boundaries to have better relationships
Boundaries are the opposite of control
Boundaries mean being responsible
People-pleasing and other overfunctioning behavior
Ultimatums and boundaries
Using boundaries to stay or disengage
Appendix: Citations and further resources