According to David Richo, trust issues—which can be caused by envy, control, insecurity, or fear of commitment—are the main cause of most relationship difficulties. “Daring to Trust” examines how trust is formed in early life and how crucial it is to wholesome adult relationships.
Topics like early trust building, why we are afraid to trust, building self-confidence, identifying trustworthy people, contrasting naïve trust with healthy adult trust, and handling broken trust are all covered. Building trust is crucial in four areas, according to Richo: with ourselves, other people, life, and a higher force or spiritual path.
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About the Author
David Richo, PhD, is a well-known author and therapist who conducts courses on spiritual and personal development.
Fairfield University awarded him an MA in counselling psychology in 1969, Sierra University awarded him a PhD in clinical psychology in 1984, and Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, awarded him a BA in psychology in 1962.
California has licensed Richo as a marital, family, and child counsellor since 1976. In addition to being a psychotherapist, Richo has taught at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, and the Esalen Institute in Big Sur.
He now teaches at Santa Barbara City College and the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley. He works at the Community Counselling Centre in Santa Barbara, California, as a clinical supervisor.
Known for incorporating Buddhist, poetic, and Jungian viewpoints into his writing, Richo is the author of The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find in Embracing Them and How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving.
The Power of Coincidence: How Life Shows Us What We Need to Know, Shadow Dance: Liberating the Power and Creativity of Your Dark Side, When the Past Is Present Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships, and Being True to Life: Poetic Paths to Personal Growth are some of his other works.
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Combining profound insights and practical techniques, this important new book walks us step-by-step through our trust issues and, in so doing, opens the gate held shut by our deepest fears so that we can finally, fearlessly, love and be loved.” The author of The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, Susan Piver
Beautifully wise, straightforward, and helpful.” The Wise Heart’s author, Jack Kornfield
In addition, the messages in this book reach my heart. It is tender and devotional, and it would also be a good ‘christian’ read for those Christian marriages or relationships out there, even though God isn’t mentioned.
Although this is just my second David Richo book—the first being “How to be an Adult in Relationships”—I can honestly state that it has been the most beneficial in a lengthy series of relationship self-help books.
Drawing from his extensive expertise and personal experience, Dr. Richo gets straight to the point. By elucidating our innate tendency to unconsciously connect—transfer the unfulfilled wants from our past to our current relationships—he provides us with the knowledge and capacity to alter the fundamental basis of our interpersonal interactions. It has the power to change lives.
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Summary
I read this book a year ago, and I read a lot of books all the time, but this one stands out in my mind and heart because it discusses openly what it takes to have a fair, trusting relationship—not just in intimate relationships, but in friendships as well.
It is a beautifully written book, and I was impressed by the author’s writing style and depth. The author comes from a deep foundation of knowledge and wants to share his knowledge with us. The book is clearly laid out in a very organised manner, and it is precisely written to speak to us about a sometimes complicated subject without using complicated words.