The Balancing Act, 9780349441856
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Find balance in relationships: connect, be authentic, and rediscover joy.
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The Balancing Act

Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection without Losing Yourself

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    9 February 2026

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Summary

From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a guide to understanding healthy dependency - to bring our relationships back into balance

“I need some space.” “Why are you so distant?” “You want more than I can give.”

Every relationship in our lives - from love and close friendship to extended family and our wider social circle - is a balancing act. If we give too much, we begin to lose ourselves. If we protect ourselves too much, we lose the closeness we all need.…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349441856
ISBN-10:0349441855
Author:Nedra Glover Tawwab
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:9 February 2026
Weight:320g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

Healthy relationships require us to lean on others-but not so much that we lose ourselves. In this clear and compassionate book, Nedra Tawwab offers strategies for finding the right balance. * Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and host of Dear Therapists *In The Balancing Act, Nedra Glover Tawwab offers the wisdom so many of us crave: how to stay connected to others without losing ourselves. With compassion and clarity, she shows us that boundaries aren’t walls but pathways to deeper, healthier relationships. * Dr. Becky Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author of Good Inside *Nedra Tawwab brings both insight and heart to her work, and this book is no exception. Whether your goal is to set healthier boundaries, understand your partner more deeply, or decipher the recurring patterns in your relationships, this book will light the way forward. * Yung Pueblo, New York Times bestselling author of How to Love Better and Lighter *A clear, highly readable guide to creating flexible and honest connections to sustain our health and energy. This is one of the best resources I have ever read that describes the balance we are trying to reach in all our relationships. A supremely useful and heartening book for all of us who need to navigate the demands of others while still holding on to what we need for ourselves. * Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and How to Raise an Emotionally Mature Child *The Balancing Act is clear-eyed and thoughtful, replacing the misunderstandings around codependency with empowering insights on human connection. A valuable resource for anyone seeking to cultivate healthy relationships. * Kendra Adachi, three-time New York Times bestselling author and host of The Lazy Genius Podcast *

About The Author

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestsellers DRAMA FREE and SET BOUNDARIES, FIND PEACE. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years and hosts the relationships podcast You Need to Hear This. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in the New York Times, Guardian, and Vice, and has appeared on numerous podcasts, including Good Life Project, We Can Do Hard Things, and Ten Percent Happier. On Instagram, @nedratawwab shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and relationships with her two million followers. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.

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