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Local author offers a roadmap to romance<\/p>\n

\"Denna<\/a><\/p>\n

Trigger warning: Denna Babul\u2019s new book, Love Strong, doesn\u2019t sugarcoat anything, starting with her tumultuous upbringing in South Carolina, an alcoholic father who died when she was 13 and two failed marriages. The Chastain Park author and nurse doesn\u2019t airbrush the reality that was her past\u2014 the same past that positions her to give advice to others, single or not, searching for fulfilling relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cI put together a methodology based on myself and a major breakup in my 20s,\u201d admits the fast-talking 50-year-old. \u201cIt covers the inner child, fear of abandonment and how not to give yourself to the wrong person. It takes you back through your relationship history and works as a guide to help you understand what\u2019s going on, all without having to sit in therapy for three years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"STRONG<\/a>
STRONG LOVE is available on Amazon and her website, dennababul.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Babul points to her successful, 20-year marriage (yes, her third) to Atlanta Hawks VP Jon Babul as proof her process produces positive results. \u201cI\u2019ve been using it for two decades on friends who ask, \u2018Why am I stuck in this relationship? Why am I in a marriage and not fulfilled? Why am I not dating?\u2019 So I thought it was time I turned it into a book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Babul also tapped into her experience as a registered nurse, a certified life coach, her current job with a Fortune 500 medical device company that has \u201ctaken me through the leadership route\u201d and as the mom of 7- and 9-year-olds. She draws on the work she did to dispel the demons of her early life in her 2005 autobiography about losing her dad, and in her last book, The Fatherless Daughter, published four years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve also got this intuitive gift to sit down with someone and figure out where they\u2019re getting stuck,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you come back from trauma and figure out how to make it work, people want to listen. And when you\u2019re Southern and direct, and you\u2019ve got some science behind it, people really want to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 224-page book also doesn\u2019t romanticize the all-out effort required to find a rewarding relationship and make it work. The content includes \u201chomework assignments\u201d that ask readers to think critically about personal characteristics and experiences, and how they impacted past relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted something like a bible of relationships that would help people learn about verbal and nonverbal cues, personality styles, conflict and core values,\u201d she says. \u201cA lot of people think love is a magical thing that shows up, and everything\u2019s great. That\u2019s what dopamine is for. You\u2019ve got to stick around and make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love in the Time of COVID<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2764Realize that \u201cbeing together\u201d now has a new meaning. \u201cKeep it simple, and don\u2019t make it task-oriented. That\u2019s not sexy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2764 Have grace with each other. \u201cYou\u2019re going to get on other people\u2019s nerves. Sometimes it\u2019s hard to just get through the day, but that\u2019s strong love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2764 With online dating becoming as common as a Zoom call, don\u2019t forget to go through the gradual process of getting to know someone. \u201cBe clear about what you need and what you\u2019re trying to accomplish. Are you bored and looking for someone to enjoy during quarantine, or are you looking for a [life partner]?\u201d<\/p>\n

STRONG LOVE is available on Amazon and her website, dennababul.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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