This book explores the challenges in creating meaningful relationships, and emphasises the importance of better connections. It provides a simple framework for strengthening relationships by focusing on emotional connection, vulnerability, and effective communication. The book highlights the significance of self-awareness, empathy, and expressing emotional needs clearly to improve personal and professional relationships. By fostering emotional connections through attention, affection, acknowledgment, apology, acceptance, approval, and appreciation, individuals can create strong bonds and enhance their well-being and personal growth

Great idea for a book and really well executed. A thoroughly good read. Highly recommended. .

It has so much pertinence and relevance as we look at the covid-19 situation and pandemic and physical distancing and social isolation staring at our face.
Peter does a great job of making this heavily anecdotal and therefore, relatable. Overall, a good ad smooth read.

This book was delivered and laid out very well! It offers some great insight and some very valuable information. One of the better self development books out there!

These 7 principles of connectedness are well laid out and explained. Even better, they are insightful and useful. Just about any relationship you have that you would like to improve will benefit from applying the appropriate connection. Well-written and recommended.

My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

As a previous owner of a personal and professional development business, I like to read these books from time to time. I found myself reading this book, nodding my head in agreement throughout. The Seven As of connectedness, as outlined by author Peter Charleston, are simple, practical and insightful. The origins and impacts of habit are fully and duly explored. For example, getting too caught up in doing/having/being habits have been applauded in modern day society, but they may also be a double-edged sword as they serve as a distraction to authentic connectedness to ourselves and others. This book is comprehensive, which I appreciate, but some readers may want to take breaks between chapters rather than try to read all at once. There is a lot of information, insight and advice packed into one book.

I loved this book because of how practical and insightful it is. It is human to desire a deeper connection with someone and more often than not, achieving and sustaining this connection is not easy due to either our experiences, biases or perceptions. The author takes you on a journey of exploration looking at each aspect of connectedness and I did find that I need to work on "Apology" because I do not easily forgive and I also take a while to apologize and this has affected some of my relationships.
I would recommend this is a must read for anyone looking to connect personally and on a deeper level with someone. I'm glad I received a copy of the book from NetGalley and this review is my personal take on it, and I hope it inspires you to read it.

Love the idea of this book, but just couldn't get into the writing. This was a did not finish for me. Because of this, I rated this three stars (seems unfair to pass judgment on book I did not complete).