Tried reading this one and it just was not meant for me. This does not mean that it is not a good book, I just was not in the right place to be reading it and have decided to not try picking it up anytime in the near future.

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Picked this one up again but on audiobook this time. I’m usually not a huge self help book person. I was intrigued by this one and seeing if there were any suggestions of how to create deeper relationships but it was a bit of a flop. This was a very average book that touched all of the topics I already knew and sort of felt like a lot of the information in it was self explanatory.

I've had an ARC of this book forever but it took me so long to read it. I was hoping for something to help me make meaningful friendships, since I do often feel quite lonely in our tiny town and crave more connections with people of all sorts. This is not really about that. It's more about how you can improve the way you listen and connect with people you're in relationships with for more meaningful connections. It's very academic, slow, and dry. I'm sure it's great advice about how to really be present with other people. I was hoping for something a little more accessible that was geared towards actually making the connections in the first place.

I read a digital ARC of this book via Net Galley.

Well researched and interesting read. I liked how each stage of listening is broken down and the physical exercises are given to help improve your methods of listening.

I often find myself distracted while interacting with people, especially now as a remotely working mother of two. I miss having true connections and this was the perfect book to learn more about the concept of attunement, and ways to improve my interactions with others. Despite virtually engaging in conversations a lot lately, I believe the concepts in this book can help improve any interactions. As the authors say, this isn't something you achieve but actively work at in all connections with people. I value relationships with other people highly, and noticing my lack of attunement recently this book arrived at the perfect time to help me discover why I've been unable to connect and how to improve. I have had experiences in the past when I felt totally in-sync with other people during a conversation, and this book has taught me how to be more mindful when interacting with others.

The book outlines the concept of attunement which includes not just listening, but relaxed awareness, understanding, and mutual responsiveness. The authors describe ways to specifically enhance each of these components of attunement, so that you can have better and authentic connections. Through stories and examples, plus an attunement quiz in the appendix to help you focus on what specific components you can narrow down to work on, I recommend this book highly to anyone who interacts with people daily.

Really informative book about how to make real connections. In a world full of fake and online relationships, it is refreshing to have a handbook to make meaningful connections in real life.

In my opinion this book is sorely needed. In Missing Each Other: How to Cultivate Meaningful Connections, researchers and clinicians Edward Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra focus on the art of attunement. Their composition on the four levels of attunement are useful, informative and enlightening at times. I would love to see an abridged version for young adults.