Do It Like an Animal: Relationship Advice from Horses

She hits 55 miles per hour in a dead sprint. She reads your mood before you open your mouth. She forgives in under 5 minutes. She remembers where water was a decade ago. And therapists use her to treat combat veterans because she detects emotions humans can't fake. In Do It Like an Animal: Relationship Advice from Horses, Duktor Anamel Magnis Tsom - your otterly qualified Advisor of Wild & Domesticated Affection - decodes 1,200 pounds of herd-tested wisdom into strategies for building connections that actually last. Inside you'll discover: - Why horses spend 2 hours a day grooming each other - and what daily touch does for trust- How therapists use horses to treat PTSD because they read your emotions before you speak- Why the leader of every horse herd is a female who never forgets - and what competence-based leadership does for partnerships- How a horse hits 55 MPH and always comes back - and why freedom strengthens bonds instead of breaking them- Why a horse will only lie down if another horse stands guard - and what shared protection does for intimacy- How horses play-fight every day and nobody holds a grudge - and why couples who play together stay together- Why Secretariat's 22-pound heart won by 31 lengths - and what endurance really means in year seven of a marriage- How a horse decides if it trusts you in 7 seconds - and why small promises kept precisely matter more than grand gestures >Whether single, dating, or partnered - if a 1,200-pound animal can forgive in 5 minutes, you can probably stop stonewalling after 3 days. Part of the Do It Like an Animal series.

Pagina's: 97, Paperback, Independently published