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Local relationship expert's new book reveals the secrets to fulfilling relationships just in time for Valentines Day

'How Two Love: Making your relationship work and last' by Psychotherapist and couple's counsellor Dr Jan Resnick is hailed by the industry as a 'truly wise book on love'.

Perth, Western Australia. 7th February 2017.  Experts agree that for Valentines Day 2017, we will see Australians seeking more meaningful relationships and putting greater energy into keeping our long term relationships alive.

We are decluttering our lives and investing more in travel, events, experiences and relationships according to recent research presented by Mark McCrindle*. Tech and dating experts also agree that apps like Tinder are on the decline. Making way for digital tools that are geared towards meaningful, long lasting relationships.

Internationally respected Psychotherapist and couples’ counsellor Dr Jan Resnick believes that this shift is driven by our discontent; arising from feeling increasingly enslaved by the demands of everyday living.

“Due to increasing economic pressures and other socio-political factors, life becomes too much about work, paying bills, and keeping your head above water. As a consequence, meaning becomes elusive.”

As a response to this, market research shows Australians are focussing less on consumer items like flowers and chocolates. Instead we are investing more in being together and finding creative ways to "enjoy the space between us.".

In his recent book 'HOW Two LOVE: Making your relationship work and last' Dr Resnick guides couples toward achieving this enjoyment of one another. Recounting real life stories of couples who attended is therapy practice, he examines surprisingly connected themes and lessons.

“What I’m seeing in my practice and in the greater community is that people are feeling a need to create space in their lives for meaningful connections. And that includes a space for a primary love relationship. Instead of two people being purely partners in the practicalities of living and raising children, there needs to be space for love.

As Massive Attack** famously expresses it, ‘Love is a verb. Love is a doing word.’. Dr Resnick echoes this sentiment; advising couples that the key to a meaningful relationship lies at the intersection between intimacy and fun.

"Love works best when it transcends the busyness of living. Through creating opportunities for mutual enjoyment and closeness."

HOW Two LOVE is available for purchase online in print ($27.99) and ebook ($7.99) formats via www.MeaningfulLivingSeries.com and soon through local bookstores.

About Dr Jan Resnick PhD

Jan Resnick, PhD, is an internationally respected author, Psychotherapist and couple’s counsellor whose work has spanned four decades, three continents, and has helped hundreds of people connect to what matters most: each other.

The Founding President of the Psychotherapists and Counsellors’ Association of Western Australia; founding Director of The Churchill Clinic, a nationally recognised and accredited training organisation; and long-standing member of the Editorial Advisory Panel for the national journal Psychotherapy in Australia, Jan believes in the accessibility of information and support. Jan currently resides in Perth, Western Australia, with his wife Cath and six children.

Further Information

For more information about HOW Two LOVE , the Meaningful Living Series and Dr Jan Resnick, please visit www.MeaningfulLivingSeries.com/media or contact:

Lauren Resnick 
PR Consultant 
Amygdala Publishing  
0417 245 292  
lauren@amygdala.group.

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