Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center. The founder of the Institute of Interpersonal Sensitivity, he also has a private practice in Tolland, Connecticut, where he lives.

Marcy Calhoun author of Are You Really Too Sensitive? The Tender Heart is an enlightened and practical book of wisdom for sensitive people everywhere.

• ContentsPROLOGUEINSECURITYHow Insecure Am I?THE ROOTS OF INSECURITYHow Did I Get to Be Insecure?THE TENDER HEARTAre You Tenderhearted?The Tenderhearted PersonalityHOW SENSITIVITY BECOMES INSECURITY TOUGH-HEARTED PEOPLEThe Tough-Hearted PersonalityInsecurity: Inside and OutInside the Insecure PersonOutside the Insecure PersonOvercoming Insecurity: First StepsEMOTIONAL PREDATORSThe Predatory PersonalityCoping with an Emotional PredatorTENDER HEARTS TOGETHERHypersensitivity: When You're Too Sensitive for Your Own GoodWhat to Do If You're HypersensitiveInsecurity and CommunicationInsecurity and the Wounded HeartDanger SignsMIX AND MATCH: TOUGH HEART AND TENDER HEART TOGETHERLiving with a Mismatch: Understanding DifferencesIn Praise of Tenderhearted PartnersIn Praise of Tough-Hearted PartnersCelebrating DifferencesTHE ROAD BACK: FROM INSECURITY TO CONFIDENCEStep 1: Changing ExpectationsStep 2: Unlocking EmotionsStep 3: Approaching Conflicts and DifferencesStep 4: Listen, Learn, and CompromiseFINDING YOUR EMOTIONAL MATEAvoiding the Wrong PersonFinding the Right PersonRAISING SENSITIVE (NOT INSECURE) CHILDRENBuilding and Protecting an Attachment NetworkCreating a Foundation for Security: Rites, Rituals, and TraditionsThe Power of AcceptanceEPILOGUEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D., is a psychologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center. The founder of the Institute of Interpersonal Sensitivity, he also has a private practice in Tolland, Connecticut, where he lives.

Marcy Calhoun author of Are You Really Too Sensitive? The Tender Heart is an enlightened and practical book of wisdom for sensitive people everywhere.

• ContentsPROLOGUEINSECURITYHow Insecure Am I?THE ROOTS OF INSECURITYHow Did I Get to Be Insecure?THE TENDER HEARTAre You Tenderhearted?The Tenderhearted PersonalityHOW SENSITIVITY BECOMES INSECURITY TOUGH-HEARTED PEOPLEThe Tough-Hearted PersonalityInsecurity: Inside and OutInside the Insecure PersonOutside the Insecure PersonOvercoming Insecurity: First StepsEMOTIONAL PREDATORSThe Predatory PersonalityCoping with an Emotional PredatorTENDER HEARTS TOGETHERHypersensitivity: When You're Too Sensitive for Your Own GoodWhat to Do If You're HypersensitiveInsecurity and CommunicationInsecurity and the Wounded HeartDanger SignsMIX AND MATCH: TOUGH HEART AND TENDER HEART TOGETHERLiving with a Mismatch: Understanding DifferencesIn Praise of Tenderhearted PartnersIn Praise of Tough-Hearted PartnersCelebrating DifferencesTHE ROAD BACK: FROM INSECURITY TO CONFIDENCEStep 1: Changing ExpectationsStep 2: Unlocking EmotionsStep 3: Approaching Conflicts and DifferencesStep 4: Listen, Learn, and CompromiseFINDING YOUR EMOTIONAL MATEAvoiding the Wrong PersonFinding the Right PersonRAISING SENSITIVE (NOT INSECURE) CHILDRENBuilding and Protecting an Attachment NetworkCreating a Foundation for Security: Rites, Rituals, and TraditionsThe Power of AcceptanceEPILOGUEACKNOWLEDGMENTSABOUT THE AUTHOR