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Secure Love with Julie Menanno

Julie Menanno is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specialising in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. She also provides insight and advice for couples at @TheSecureRelationship on Instagram, with over one million followers.


In her new book Secure Love Julie wants you to focus on a different, deeper question than the commonly asked 'What does a healthy relationship look like?' Julie invites us all to consider, what does a securely attached relationship feel like?


Moving from the way things look to others to the way they feel, this is a ground-breaking guide to secure attachment in adult relationships. Full of expert advice, Secure Love helps you explore how to increase your capacity for true intimacy. Designed to help you find and sustain love, this book will teach you how to dig into your childhood attachments, label your needs, stay connected during conflict and communicate from a place of vulnerability to build a relationship that lasts a lifetime.

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