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What Is Compersion?
Understanding Positive Empathy in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships
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What is compersion? Is it the "opposite" of jealousy, as it is usually believed? Is it an emotion or a behaviour? What causes it to arise and bloom? Can we "learn" compersion or invite more of it into our lives? Based on her seminal research with...
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The first comprehensive, interdisciplinary book on compersion. Drawing from philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and the helping professions, the author includes her own groundbreaking, rigorous research alongside vivid stories and practical advice from interviews with racially, ethnically, and gender-diverse people in CNM relationships.
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What is compersion? Is it the "opposite" of jealousy, as it is usually believed? Is it an emotion or a behaviour? What causes it to arise and bloom? Can we "learn" compersion or invite more of it into our lives?
Based on her seminal research with consensually non-monogamous (CNM) individuals, Dr. Marie Thouin unravels these questions and more in the first-ever book to offer a comprehensive model of compersion and a practical road map to cultivating it. Each chapter features compelling stories from real CNM people, making this a captivating and highly applicable read.
In addition, Thouin addresses the broader social context, explaining how understanding compersion is a groundbreaking step toward a world that supports relational diversity and freedom. By disrupting the idea that jealousy is the only valid response to intimacy beyond monogamy, the existence and practice of compersion builds the foundation for a completely new paradigm of loving relationships.
What Is Compersion? and its conclusions have profound implications for many fields of study and practice including psychology, sexuality studies, philosophy and ethics, and law. Indispensable for CNM individuals, therapists, counsellors, and scholars, this book is also invaluable for anyone curious to learn about positive empathy, intentional relationships, and radical love.
Series: Diverse Sexualities, Genders, and Relationships
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What Is Compersion?
What is compersion? Is it the "opposite" of jealousy, as it is usually believed? Is it an emotion or a behaviour? What causes it to arise and bloom? Can we "learn" compersion or invite more of it into our lives? Based on her seminal research with consensually non-monogamous (CNM) individuals, Dr. Marie Thouin unravels these questions and more in the...PaperbackSold Out
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781538183946
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustration: 3 b/w illustrations; 3 tables;
Contributors:
- Foreword by Jessica Fern
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 151.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 490g
Pages: 314
About the Author
Marie Thouin, PhD is the author of What Is Compersion? Understanding Positive Empathy in Consensually Non-Monogamous Relationships, the first-ever comprehensive scholarly book on compersion. She has been featured in several magazines and podcasts, including ELLE, the Savage Lovecast, and Multiamory. Thouin has also published seminal research studies, the first encyclopedia entry on compersion, and is the creator of www.whatiscompersion.com, a popular website that features her research, blogs, media appearances, and a list of resources on the topic of compersion. Founder of Love InSight, a mindful dating and relationship coaching practice, Dr. Thouin supports and guides people of all backgrounds and relational orientations to create intentional and vibrant love lives.
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