heartful: psychologies about the nature and nurture of love

This is a collection of essays on love from world class leaders in the field of psychology. Authors include Helen Fisher, Dan Siegel, Harville Hendrix, Sue Gerhardt, Jeffrey Rubin, Joanne Cacciatore, Megan Devine, Helen LeKelly Hunt, Susan Hendrick, Clyde Hendrick, Geoff Warburton, Kai Ehrhardt, Judith Hemming. Love, for a human, is an embodied phenomenon that exists beyond our capacity to grasp by conceptualisation. Our concepts and words can merely point to what love is. That said, pointers can guide us to perceive and embody love. That is what this book aims to do - point you to ways to perceive and embody love. From the energetic, lusty, zesty dimension of eros, through the loyal, sturdy affectionate dimension of philia to the tender, embracing, boundless dimension of agape, a lot of ground is covered in this concise publication. Weaving throughout are the discourses of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, spirituality and common sense. This is not an academic book, though psychologists, therapists, anthropologists, philosophers and neuroscientists