Using the metaphor of the heroic journeydeparture, struggle and returnthe author shows readers the way to psychological and spiritual health.

In this book, psychotherapist David Richo explores how we replay the past in our present-day relationships--and how we can free ourselves from this destructive pattern. We all have a tendency to transfer potent feelings, needs, expectations, and beliefs from childhood or from former relationships onto the people in our daily lives, whether they are our intimate partners, friends, or acquaintances. "When the Past Is Present" helps us to become more aware of the ways we slip into the past so that we can identify our emotional baggage and take steps to unpack it and put it where it belongs....

Over the past 20 years, psychotherapist and author Richo has been gathering powerful quotations from authors and traditions, which he now offers in one volume.

Psychotherapist David Richo offers a fresh and inspiring approach to personal growth: we can use the process of writing and reading poetry to move toward greater self-understanding and emotional healing. Even if you've never written a poem before, you can learn to use poetry to explore your feelings, your relationships, your childhood, your dreams, and more.
Richo explains how the creative, intuitive process of making poetry can help us gain access to our deepest truths, leading us to make connections and explore experiences in a new way, beyond the constraints of everyday language. This...

Rev. ed. of: How to be a help instead of a nuisance: practical approaches to giving support, service, and encouragement to others. 1st ed. 1996.

Most relationship problems are essentially trust issues, explains psychotherapist David Richo. Whether it's fear of commitment, insecurity, jealousy, or a tendency to be controlling, the real obstacle is a fundamental lack of trust--both in ourselves and in our partner.
Daring to Trust offers key insights and practical exercises for exploring and addressing our trust issues in relationships. Topics include:
- How we learn early in life to trust others (or not to trust them)
- Why we fear trusting
- Developing greater trust in ourselves as the basis for trusting...

How to let love into our lives, and how to express that love to the world at large the latest from a best-selling author.
We were made to love and be loved. Loving ourselves and others is in our genetic code. It s nothing other than the purpose of our lives but knowing that doesn t make it easy to do. We may find it a challenge to love ourselves. We may have a hard time letting love in from others. We re often afraid of getting hurt. It is also sometimes scary for us to share love with those around us and love that isn't shared leaves us feeling flat and unfulfilled.
David Richo...