The 7 Love Types
Navigating love in a fractured world
by Dr Christian Heim
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Pub Date Mar 25 2021 | Archive Date Jun 22 2021
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Description
We live in a fractured world: pandemics, economic upheavals, mental illness, screen addiction, loneliness, alienation & separation.
We look for love, get confused, get hurt and lose love. More than ever, we need better relationships with family, friends, love-partners and even strangers. Do we even understand love? Or the different love types? Science and Ancient Ideas can help us know love more, show love more and secure it in our lives.
Get the love equation right for more love in your life.
Know Love + Show Love = Better Life + Better World.
They do not love who do not show their love (Shakespeare).
Combining reason and passion, science and songs, this book explores love: Seven Love Types, science, and showing it to family, friends, colleagues, strangers, and love-partners to give love a fair go.
Advance Praise
“This book not only explains the terminology of the 7 types of love, but also explores how they work together in healthy relationships.
I didn't realise that I had so much love going on! Amazing!
This book will be a best seller.
This is truly thought-provoking, inspiring and uplifting!""
Evi Willebrands (5 Stars Amazon)
"We all need love, even though people are increasingly divided by politics, race, and religion, and isolated by COVID-19 and excessive individual screen time. This book uses science and philosophy to show the need for love, types of love, and how to improve our love. It uses examples from real life, movies, and pop music to make the concepts easily understandable.
This book is a thought-provoking guide to improving your relationships with the rest of humankind.""
Brakeman (5 stars Amazon)
Available Editions
ISBN | 9781922565129 |
PRICE | $4.49 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
From the first paragraph, I knew this book would be a good one. I immersed myself into the book from the first chapter and I cannot say enough good things about this book! Honestly amazing! The writing is incredible and the plot is just one to die for. I am absolutely obsessed with this book. My favorite part would have to be the character development throughout the book. Character development is something I look forward to and this book did not disappoint.
I liked this book. It was really interesting and I liked the combination of everything you can think of music, poetry, science/research, psychology, etc. It really opened my eyes and made me consider all the different ways you can give and receive love in your life, and when it really comes down to it - love is the only thing that matters.
I come from a family of divorces - that’s multiple divorces. I’m 29 and am getting married next summer. I want to be as informed as possible to ensure I have the knowledge and skills to use my feelings and communication in the best possible way. One huge step is being mindful and self aware. This book really helped me with that. I’ve always been a romantic but this was enlightening. I think everybody should read this book. Love wins, always.
Great introduction to grab the reader. The author is a psychiatrist and clearly demonstrates his mastery of this topic with great anecdotes exemplifying the intent is each section and subsection.
The author works through each 7 type of love thoroughly, then presents and digests challenges of present day, with a focus on each subtype. Overall, I think the author does a great job of meeting this intent, however at times I felt it was verbose, with some extraneous tangents and felt disorganized.
Overall, I felt I learned tremendously from this read. It has given me a great framework to reference the many relationships in my life, and more importantly, perspectives on how to improve them!
I found The Five Love Languages life changing, and jumped into this one (by a different author) wondering if it would have the same impact. I really found the style of the book interesting, and relevant and would recommend it to those who want to know more about relationships and ways to enhance connections - and isn't that just about anyone?! Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The 7 Love Types: Navigating love in a fractured world by Dr Christian Heim was such an eye-opening read. We take many things for granted and love – giving and receiving – is one of those things. I really liked how each love type was given care. The real-world examples really bring to life how modern day events can be related to old world adages. I highly recommend this book.
***** I received an ARC from NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my honest review. *****
In this very insightful read. Dr. Christin Heim explores Love and how we've abandoned it's true meaning in search of happiness and productivity and yet it's what we need to survive and build connections. She explores the love types with real life examples and references from movies and songs and lovers of old.
Dr. Christian Heim’s *The 7 Love Types* offers an insightful and scientifically grounded exploration of the many forms that love can take.
Heim expands the conversation, diving into seven distinct types of love, each with its own characteristics and challenges. Grounded in psychological research and real-life examples, this book serves as both a guide to understanding love and a tool for improving one’s relationships.
One of the strengths I enjoyed was the blend of academic knowledge with practical advice. Heim uses neuroscience, psychology, and his own clinical experience as a psychiatrist to explain how love functions in the brain and body. Each love type—ranging from romantic and parental love to self-love and altruistic love—is given its own chapter, with detailed explanations of its biological basis, emotional experience, and importance in our lives.
The part that I liked best was its holistic approach. Heim argues that to live a fulfilling life, we need to cultivate and balance all seven love types, not just focus on romantic love. By doing so, we can improve our mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. He emphasizes that love is multifaceted, and understanding its different forms allows us to better connect with others and navigate the complexities of life.
The language of the book is easy to follow which helps with the more complex ideas and science. Overall, *The 7 Love Types* is an enlightening and comprehensive guide for anyone looking to better understand the many dimensions of love.
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