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Leaving the Enchanted Forest: The Path from Relationship Addiction to Intimacy

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my recovery process. I was facing the affair of my wife, filing for divorce and taking care of my children and this book guide me to a safe place. Through the pages I found what was keeping me in fear and devastation. The most important thing, I found myself, no matter that my wife still wanted to be on the enchanted forest. It show me the way for leaving from a dysfunctional relationship with my wife, but most important from a dysfunctional relationship with myself.

As a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, I have been referring people to this book for at least 20 years. EVERYONE I have recommended it to over those years has raved about how good it is. And I agree completely. It does with fairy stories what USES OF ENCHANTMENT did to psychology, but applying it to relationships. It focuses thinking and causes people to confront their fantasies about relationships, moving them toward more genuine and more intimate relationships. Pity it is so hard to find, and at these cheap prices I rather assume it will soon be out of print. Alas! That's why I bought a number of copies to have at my office for clients when they can't find it anymore. Ken McLeod,LCSW, ACSW; Houston, Texas

This book has a way of assisting you in going back and remembering the path we have come from that brought us to where we are now. I experienced many tears. It has interractive sections that require active participation, soul searching, and remembering. If you are really ready to face your demons and move forward, I would whole-hearted recommend this book, particularly to women who struggle to maintain a healthy long-term romantic relationship.

I am a therapist and my therapist mentioned this book for a case I was discussing with him. It has been invaluable for several of my clients! It uses a number of theories and techniques. It can be used as a workbook for your clients.

The book was not the best I ever read on the subjects but all & all it gave me some good insights on my life and learning a little here and there from any book is good... The book did have some interesting parts in it that I liked and was not bored with it, so I would recommend it.