Break Free from Unfulfilling Relationship Patterns
Psychotherapist Dr. Marni Feuerman offers profound and insightful advice for women who find themselves in painful and unsatisfying relationships or dating experiences again and again. She offers explanations and solutions for why we attract and accept poor treatment, experience a lack of emotional connection from romantic partners, and often reject the good ones.
Based on the science of love, neurobiology, and attachment theory, as well as Dr. Feuerman's clinical experience, Ghosted and Breadcrumbed provides expert guidance to help you recognize why you get stuck and how to change these patterns for good. Her practical advice, illustrated by real-life examples, will teach you how to spot and exit these situations and create healthy relationships that provide the love, support, and emotional connection you deserve. An acclaimed coupling expert shows how anyone stuck in a dead-end relationship can get out, move on, and find the love they deserve Dr. Marni Feuerman is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical social worker. She maintains a private practice and offers workshops focused on relationship problems, marriage, infidelity, dating, and divorce. As a nationally recognized relationship and marriage expert, she has contributed to countless online media outlets. She lives in South Florida with her husband and twin daughters.
Introduction: Trying to Love Someone Unavailable
Chapter One: Unrequited Love: The Big Picture
Chapter Two: Maybe It's Him: Mr. Unavailable Profiled
Chapter Three: Being the Affair Partner: A Dead-End Street
Chapter Four: Maybe It's You
Chapter Five: The Impact of Your Family History
Chapter Six: But I'm in Love
Chapter Seven: When You Need to Break Up (and How to Do It)
Chapter Eight: How Your Emotions Tell You What You Need
Chapter Nine: Tolerating the Pain of a Breakup if You Need to Walk Away for Good
Chapter Ten: Moving Forward with Clarity and Confidence
Chapter Eleven: Having a Healthy Relationship
Chapter Twelve: Professional Help and Recovery
Chapter Thirteen: The Most Important Person: You
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About the Author "Ghosted and Breadcrumbed clearly and expertly guides women out of painful relationships with unavailable men and into the joys of a healthy relationship. If you are in a relationship with a married man or a man who is avoiding a deeper commitment, this is the book for you!"
- Lonnie Barbach, PhD, cocreator of the Happy Couple app and coauthor of Going the Distance
"Ghosted and Breadcrumbed is a must-read for women who unwittingly fall for unavailable men and want to create happy, healthy relationships. Dr. Feuerman draws on her expertise as a marriage and family therapist to provide valuable insights to help women break free of a pattern of dysfunctional relationships once and for all. She's created a practical and compassionate guide, full of case studies and effective strategies to help women better understand themselves, heal, and create the satisfying, loving relationships they deserve."
- Sharon Martin, MSW, LCSW, psychotherapist, mental health blogger, and author of The CBT Workbook for Perfectionism
"If you've ever wondered why you always seem to have 'a string of bad luck' with men, wonder no more! This book will explain why you've made the choices you have and what you can do to create 'good luck' in love moving forward."
- Michele Weiner-Davis, author of Healing from Infidelity
"Ghosted and Breadcrumbed is as clever and captivating as its title. Any woman who has experienced unrequited love or tried to catch an unavailable or avoidant man will find wisdom here. Marni Feuerman shows the reader how to sort out what is her fault and what is the man's fault and provides techniques derived from cognitive-behavioral therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and min
