The Five Languages of Apology How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-09-01
Publisher(s): Northfield Publishing
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Summary

Just as you have a different love language, you also hear and express the words and gestures of apology in a different language. New York Times best-selling author Gary Chapman teamed with counselor Jennifer Thomas on this groundbreaking study of the way we apologize, discovering that it's not just a matter of will--it's a matter of how. By helping people identify the languages of apology, this book clears the way toward healing and sustaining vital relationships. The authors detail proven techniques for giving and receiving effective apologies. You'll learn the five languages of apology: Expressing regret Accepting responsibility Making restitution Genuinely repenting Requesting forgiveness Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

GARY CHAPMAN is the author of the best-selling Five Love Languages Series and the director of
Marriage and Family Life Consultants, Inc. Gary travels around the world presenting seminars and
his radio program airs on more than 100 stations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(2)
Introduction 11(6)
Why Apologize?
17(8)
Apology Language #1: Expressing Regret
25(12)
``I am sorry.''
Apology Language #2: Accepting Responsibility
37(16)
``I was wrong.''
Apology Language #3: Making Restitution
53(16)
``What can I do to make it right?''
Apology Language #4: Genuinely Repenting
69(22)
``I'll try not to do that again.''
Apology Language #5: Requesting Forgiveness
91(14)
``Will you please forgive me?''
Discovering Your Primary Apology Language
105(14)
Apologizing Is a Choice
119(18)
Learning to Forgive
137(16)
Learning to Apologize in the Family
153(20)
Teaching Your Child to Apologize
173(20)
Apologizing in Dating Relationships
193(12)
Apologizing in the Workplace
205(14)
Apologizing to Yourself
219(12)
What If We All Learned to Apologize Effectively?
231(4)
Notes 235(4)
Group Study Guide 239(30)
The Apology Language Profile 269

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