Love That Lasts

Mona Coates and Judith Searle

In my many years as a therapist [Mona], I’ve continually marveled at two basic—and seemingly contradictory—realities of the human condition:

One is the incredible ability of people to change and grow, moving beyond their defense mechanisms and neuroses into higher levels of psychological health and happiness.

The other is the utter unwillingness or inability of people to make essential changes that could enrich their lives and allow ...

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