Hiding from Love

Dr. John Townsend is a nationally known leadership consultant, psychologist, and author, selling over 10 million books, including the New York Times bestselling Boundaries series. John founded the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling and the Townsend Leadership Program. Dr. Townsend travels extensively for corporate consulting, speaking events, and to help develop leaders, their teams, and their families. John and his family live in Southern California and Texas. Visit DrTownsend.com.

• ContentsPART ONE: The Hiding Dilemma1 Jenny’s Story2 Our Two Biggest Problems3 “This Wasn’t in Plan A”4 Our Need for Attachment5 Our Need for Separateness6 Our Need for Resolving Good and Bad7 Our Need for Authority and AdulthoodPART TWO: Helpful and Harmful Hiding8 Helpful Hiding: Dealing with Suffering9 Helpful Hiding: Preparing for Relationship10 Harmful Hiding: Six Critical Stages11 Harmful Hiding: The Results12 The Cost of Harmful HidingPART THREE: Hope for Those in Hiding13 Hiding from Attachment14 Hiding from Separateness15 Hiding from Our Good and Bad Selves16 Hiding from Authority and Adulthood17 Coming Out of HidingDiscussion Guide