Matters of the Heart

Healing Your Relationship with Yourself and Those You Love

De: Thema Bryant Ph.D.

Narrado por: Thema Bryant Ph.D.

A groundbreaking, heart-centered road map for everyone who seeks greater fulfillment in their relationships—with family, friends, romantic partners, and themselves

As a psychologist and minister with more than twenty years of experience, Dr. Thema understands how challenging it can be to create and cultivate healthy relationships—and how critical it is for our well-being. Matters of the Heart draws on the wisdom of science, sacredness, and lived experience to help readers tend to the garden of their hearts and build their best relational lives.
Love is not a level playing field, and improving your relationship with yourself, which includes healing trauma and setting boundaries, is often the first step toward leveling the field. Dr. Thema shares evidence-informed practices, traits, and skills that can enhance your relationships overall, as well as solutions to challenges within common relationship dynamics. With her wise and compassionate guidance, delve into:

• hot topics such as control issues, emotional unavailability, and releasing someone who doesn’t love you
• practical activation activities to apply what you learn from each chapter
• case studies that illuminate the process of healing and growing your heart
• how to shift your mindset and patterns around romance
• and so much more

One of the major predictors of wellness is the nature of our relationships. Our culture is in a mental health crisis, exacerbated by the loneliness of the digital age and realities of post-pandemic society. Whether you are trying to level up a happy relationship or rebuild trust after an unhappy one, Matters of the Heart will empower you to connect to yourself and to others, heal your heart, and thrive in all areas of your life.

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“In Matters of the Heart, Dr. Thema provides a comprehensive roadmap that gently guides readers back to their own inherent wisdom and strength. Her compassionate warmth radiates through each lesson, making this book a true balm for the heart—the wellspring of life and healing.”
—Dr. Mariel Buqué, nationally bestselling author of Break the Cycle

“We cannot pour if our cups are empty. Dr. Thema gracefully weaves in lessons on choosing ourselves, self- love, and the beautiful possibility of healing so that we can show up fully for ourselves and others. This book is a must read.”
—Alexandra Elle, New York Times bestselling author of How We Heal

“Many of us lack the tools needed for healthy relationships. In Matters of the Heart, Dr. Thema provides practical guidance on how to heal and understand ourselves, enabling us to show up with compassion in our relationships. This book is a heartfelt guide to loving yourself and others more deeply and genuinely.”
—Nedra Glover Tawwab, New York Times bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace and Drama Free

“Every once in a while, there is a book that compels you to grab a highlighter and take notes right from the start—this is one of those books. It's practical, heartfelt, and filled with much-needed wisdom. Through these pages, Dr. Bryant guides you through love, joy, grief, and heartbreak, to dealing with perfectionism, overwhelm, loneliness, and struggles we often feel we can’t talk about or know where to even begin. As a guide to nourishing the heart and a reminder of what’s possible, this work is timely, compassionate, clarifying, and healing.”
—Morgan Harper Nichols, artist and bestselling author of All Along You Were Blooming

This book is an answer to prayer.
As I mature realizing how important, openness and authentic transparency is what liberates us.

Thank Dr. Thema Bryant for creating this valuable toolbox for us to begin that journey!
I just finished the book. So, my plans are listen, meditating, thoroughly reflecting for the deeper work.
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I was so excited after listening to half book and possibility of delving deeper, I have gifted it to 4 loved ones. May the Lord continue blessing you and ministry.
D. Monroe

Must Read!

This book read me through in through. There were maybe two chapters that didn’t relate. But other than that, please read this. Start or join a book club & read it together.

Wonderful with practical solutions

Hearing Dr. Thema read this was like sitting on a couch in a therapy session with her after she had read my childhood diaries and adult journals. Her advice and affirmations are easy solutions that will have life changing results.

Beautiful, reflective soul hug!

So grateful for the thoughtful, reflective and transformative work of Dr. Thema! Once again she invites us as readers/listeners to experience and play an active role in our own healing. She covers everyday topics and presents relatable scenarios prompting deep introspection from the listener. I finished each chapter with an exhale and over all felt lighter upon completion of the book. Her voice is soothing and offers space for your mind to contemplate her words. My soul has been hugged and I am grateful.

Matters of the Heart

I loved how Matters of the Heart , the book offered wisdom for life’s journey. It is like a friend you can count on when you need a wise voice that has your best interest. Reliable and strong, able to redirect you.

Help to heal

This has helped me so much on my journey of healing from a broken heart and I am determined to welcoming myself honoring myself first and healing the parts of me that housed pain and even one day welcoming a new loving partnership that will be a reflection of my love of me

Healing every aspect of your life

If you’re ready to change and take charge of your life, this is the book for you.

Excellent Book

This book was so good. It had every aspect of outside relationships from parents, family friends to intimate partners to relationships within yourself, which is so imperative for people to understand even as a mental health clinician this book helped me grow and to see things more clear and understand how significant your relationship with yourself is compared to external relationships. I specifically love the part on conflict and learn how to deal with tension especially because I am aware of how I run from conflict. This book makes you examine conflict, love relationships, and the matters of your heart differently, and also makes you understand that if it is important to your heart, then it is important to you and not to shy away from that because something doesn’t exist overall it was a good read, and I would recommend it to everyone.

The Words Needed To Hear

Dr. Thema Bryant has insight that geared straight towards what I am dealing with in real time. I appreciate her approach and the strong passion for being true to yourself before you can be with others. Solid book.

All Aspects of the Heart

I picked up this book because I listened to Home Coming and it was absolutely life giving. Though all of this wasn't for me based on my circumstances, I see how this book can be a game changer for so many in the accounts given. I took away a lot of great nuggets that blew my mind. Amazing job, Dr. Thema!