Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is the author of Wired for Love, Your Brain on Love, and Love and War in Intimate Relationships. He has a clinical practice in Southern California, teaches at Kaiser Permanente, and is assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Tatkin developed the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT®), and together with his wife Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, founded the PACT Institute.
"Bravo, Stan Tatkin, for writing a truly useful book about dating:
what to look for; how to handle Internet dating sites; what to know
about yourself; how to vet potential partners; and how to proceed
in a level-headed fashion toward finding life's greatest prize--a
long-term successful partnership. Moreover, it's got poetry, a
grounded understanding of neuroscience and attachment theory,
excellent questions and exercises, and really smart advice. I
learned a lot. It's a special book."
--Helen Fisher, PhD, biological anthropologist at Rutgers
University, chief scientific advisor to the Internet dating site
www.match.com, and author of Why Him? Why Her?, Why We Love,
Anatomy of Love, The First Sex, and The Sex Contract
"If you are thinking about starting to date, are excited about a
person you recently met, or have met the love of your life, you
will find reading this book an eye-opening experience. Stan Tatkin
has succeeded in integrating attachment and neuroscience research
as he takes us on a wonderful journey through the worlds of dating,
mating, and love."
--Marion F. Solomon, PhD, author of Narcissism and Intimacy and
Lean on Me
"Meeting and coming together with a mate doesn't have to be a
happenstance affair. In Wired for Dating, Stan Tatkin lays out what
you need to know and specifically what you can do to have the best
chances of success in a relationship. Expert advice for people of
all ages and all shades of prior experience who are serious about
finding happiness in a lasting long-term relationship."
--Bill O'Hanlon, coauthor of Love is a Verb and Rewriting Love
Stories
"People entering into relationships today need this book more than
ever. Wired for Dating goes beyond simply being a guide on
increasing your chances of successful dating; Stan Tatkin, PsyD,
provides a science-based approach filled with valuable insights and
techniques that can give us the ability to create more enduring and
richer relationships. This book can transform the culture we live
in today!"
--Elisha Goldstein, PhD, cofounder of The Center for Mindful Living
in Los Angeles, CA, and author of Uncovering Happiness
"Perhaps nothing is as pivotal in creating enduring and satisfying
relationships as the intricate dance of dating. Stan Tatkin has
found a way to make the complexities of this elusive process clear,
without diluting the science and clinical practice that inform this
central life issue. Wired for Dating is a flexible and supportive
guide for those running the relationship gauntlet, as well as a
significant contribution to emotionally based therapies."
--Peter A. Levine, PhD, author of Waking the Tiger, Healing Trauma,
and In an Unspoken Voice
"Stan Takin is one of the leading figures in relationship
counseling. In Wired for Dating, he explains partnership science so
that readers can create a secure, meaningful relationship. Study
this book before commencing your relationship journey so you have a
map for success. Learn these methods when you are partnered to
chart its continuation. Easy to read, eminently practical."
--Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, founder and CEO of The Milton H. Erickson
Foundation
"Stan Tatkin is one of the most important voices in couple
relationships today. His knowledge is grounded in research, packed
with practicality, and sprinkled with a unique blend of wisdom and
wit. Take the time to read Wired for Dating; you will be rewarded
with inspiration and insight."
--Pat Love, EdD, LMFT, coauthor of How to Improve Your Marriage
Without Talking About It
"Stan Tatkin's Wired for Dating is a wonderful, supportive guide to
self- and relationship discovery. It is filled with nuggets of
wisdom that make it easy to answer some of the toughest dating
questions. Using Tatkin's psychobiological approach, you can
navigate dating with much more grace. You have a way to identify
serious red flags, as well as the exercises and skills to build a
long-term successful partnership. Now you can choose a life partner
with confidence and the clarity that you are right for each other.
Reading Wired for Dating is one of the most important decisions you
will make in your mating life."
--Ellyn Bader, PhD, cofounder of The Couples Institute in Menlo
Park, CA
"Stan Tatkin's marvelous and intelligent guide gives you the total
map when you seek a partner worthy of your efforts and ask the
important question, 'Is this the right one for me?' Tatkin shows
you how to use both sides of your powerful brain and finally make
the right decision. The heart meets science, and you're the winner.
He takes the mystery out of dating so you can enjoy the mystery of
being with the person you really love. Now you can date with a
safety net, and enjoy the journey as the genuine magic
happens."
--Peter Pearson, PhD, cofounder of The Couples Institute in Menlo
Park, CA
"Where was Stan Tatkin when I was dating? I highly recommend Wired
for Dating to anyone who is ready for a secure-functioning
relationship. Tatkin addresses the scientific, psychobiological,
neurobiological, and intricate ways of the nervous system within
the realm of dating, and does so in an utterly readable,
practically applicable, wise, and entertaining way."
--Alanis Morissette, artist and activist
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