{"product_id":"irrelationship-mark-b-borg-9781942094005","title":"Irrelationship: How We Use Dysfunctional Relationships to Hide from Intimacy","description":"\u003cb\u003eNo matter how committed two people are to being together, why can't they get away from feeling like something is missing?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important and transformative guide, three experienced practitioners identify the widespread dysfunctional dynamic they call \"irrelationship,\" a psychological defense system two people create together to protect themselves from the fear and anxiety of real intimacy in a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their wide clinical and life experience, the authors look at the behavioral \"song-and-dance\" routines repeatedly performed by couples in irrelationships. Readers will find a valuable framework for understanding their challenges with action-oriented tools to help them navigate their way to fulfilling relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark B. Borg, Jr., PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a community psychologist and psychoanalyst, and a supervisor of psychotherapy at the William Alanson White Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant H. Brenner, MD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a board-certified psychiatrist in private practice, specializing in treating mood and anxiety disorders and the complex problems that may arise in adulthood from childhood trauma and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Berry, RN, MHA\u003c\/b\u003e, has practiced as a Registered Nurse in New York City since 1987 and has worked for almost two decades in community-based programs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark B. Borg, Grant H. Brenner, Daniel Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942094000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942094005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central Recovery Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Mark B. Borg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937739931903,"sku":"9781942094005","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a268fa47-9545-4c49-937c-c4616323e157.jpg?v=1681431752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irrelationship-mark-b-borg-9781942094005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}