{"product_id":"desire-the-longings-inside-us-and-the-new-science-of-how-we-love-heal-and-grow","title":"Desire: The Longings Inside Us and the New Science of How We Love, Heal, and Grow","description":"\u003cb\u003eHave you ever wondered why chasing love, success, or pleasure feels like an unending struggle? Or why the things you want are always out of reach?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDrawing on a new study of 4,000 people, renowned therapist and award-winning author Jay Stringer reveals how desire--the most powerful and misunderstood force in our lives--shapes everything: who we love, what we chase, and the life we create.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A master class in caring for the human spirit.\"--Will Guidara, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUnreasonable Hospitality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesire drives our search for intimacy, meaning, and joy, but it can also lead to shame, betrayal, and self-sabotage. Too often we are encouraged to silence it, distort it, or treat surface-level symptoms like loneliness, low desire, or porn use--without listening to what our longings are really telling us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDesire\u003c\/i\u003e, Stringer shows how to decode those clues and transform your story. Drawing on unforgettable stories from his clinical practice--individuals and couples navigating everything from childhood scars to purity culture, professional exhaustion to sexual difficulties, codependency to self-doubt--he shows you how to ask the questions you've been avoiding and move toward the healing you didn't know how to seek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book doesn't offer quick fixes. Through deep compassion and research, it offers something far more powerful: the invitation to approach your desires with curiosity, so you can stop unhealthy patterns and begin building a life of connection, purpose, and love.","brand":"Convergent Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51938530459879,"sku":"9780593728277","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_82f0c080-7f92-4bb2-892e-44077ba6feb1.jpg?v=1775062510","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/desire-the-longings-inside-us-and-the-new-science-of-how-we-love-heal-and-grow","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}