Clinical Psychologist, Author
Sue Johnson is a British Canadian clinical psychologist and the primary developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples. Her book Hold Me Tight translates attachment science into practical guidance for strengthening romantic relationships.
by Sue Johnson
Johnson distills her research on Emotionally Focused Therapy into seven conversations couples can use to identify the negative cycles that erode their bond and rebuild secure emotional connection. She argues that romantic love is fundamentally an attachment bond, and that distress arises when partners cannot reach each other emotionally, not because of poor communication skills but because of primal fears of disconnection.
The books Sue Johnson references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman argues that EQ matters more than IQ for success. Self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation are skills that can be developed and that predict real-world outcomes.
by Robert Sapolsky
Sapolsky argues that humans uniquely suffer stress-related disease because we activate the fight-or-flight response over chronic psychological threats that zebras never face. He traces how sustained glucocorticoid elevation damages the cardiovascular, immune, reproductive, and nervous systems.
by Viktor Frankl
Frankl survived Auschwitz and concluded that meaning, not pleasure or power, sustains us through suffering. His logotherapy argues we can find purpose in any circumstance.
by Daniel Goleman
Goleman makes the case that emotional intelligence matters more than IQ for career success. Technical ability gets you hired, but self-awareness, empathy, and social skill determine who leads.
Who Sue draws from, and who draws from Sue — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.