Relationships are hard, but this books dives into the way we get stuck into toddler mindsets rather than adult mindsets, especially during fights. While I might not agree with everything in Empowered Love, I took away some really important lessons that I have already put into use in my own relationship. Definitely well worth a read.

Interesting book with scenarios I think everyone will recognise aspects of in their own relationships. The theory of toddler brain really makes sense, as well as his contention that it is the tone in which people speak which matters, more than what they say! His idea that connection is what matters rang true and helped me see things in a different way - a good read if you are struggling to see your partner's point of view or have and empathy for them.

This is an excellent book definitely offering something different from the rest of the relationship books out there. I thought the toddler brain explanation was brilliant and helps shed light on some of things that you really have trouble understanding or justifying in a relationship. Most of all it is a book of hope. A book that says all is not lost and there may still be light at the end of the tunnel for those who are in real difficulty. In a way it invites a level of forgiveness and understanding for the worst side of people that often comes out in the heat of an argument.. The thing that I would have liked to see more of was instructions for one side of the partnership to work on alone in the hope of improving a relationship, as sometimes one person must be the starting point in the hope that they can draw the other into the process somewhere along the line (even sometimes just by way of example and changing your own behaviour in order to break habits and patterns).. Overall a truly inspirational, hopeful and thought provoking book. Many Thanks