Guest: Jason B. Fischer, MA, LPC author of The Two Truths About Love: The Art & Wisdom of Extraordinary Relationships.

Some relationships last, others fall apart, and still others seem to thrive and grow as the years go on. The Two Truths About Love is a guide to creating this third type of relationship—an extraordinary partnership wherein each partner feels fully accepted and loved as they are. Designed over the course of thousands of hours conducting face-to-face counseling sessions with clients, psychotherapist and former Buddhist monk Jason B. Fischer’s unique approach has already improved the lives of countless individuals and couples. The two secrets to creating extraordinary relationships are simple: partners must 1. Give permission for the other person to be who they truly are while also 2. Taking responsibility for their own reactions, behaviors, assumptions, and expectations of their partner and the relationship. This book gives readers the tools to start giving permission and taking responsibility in their own relationships and offers strategies for letting go of dissatisfaction and habitual conflicts. In short, accessible chapters, readers learn how to put these seemingly simple rules into practice to regain balance and peace in their partnerships. About the author: Jason B. Fischer, MA, LPC, is a licensed psychotherapist who has a thriving counseling practice in Austin, TX. He is the clinical director and owner of Plumeria Counseling Center, which he founded with the underlying mission of providing quality, affordable counseling to all those who desire it. His innovative approach to therapy has helped countless individuals and couples learn how to gain command of their lives and relationships. His self-designed philosophy—The Art of Giving Permission or The Permission Principle—is a graceful blend of Western psychology and Eastern thought which teaches how all human beings have the ability to transform personal and interpersonal suffering through practicing “the art of giving permission”. His teachings articulate exactly what this skill entails and explains why it is so essential for achieving lasting harmony and intimacy, not just with others, but within ourselves and in relationship to each aspect of the ever-changing world in which we seek fulfillment. He additionally spent time as a fully ordained Theravadin Buddhist monk, before reentering conventional society to “walk the middle path.” His lifelong ambition is to help foster a global community free from suffering and interpersonal disharmony. “I’m a therapist. There, I said it. No single word comes closer to encompassing the entirety of my being than this one word. At various points in my past I would have relied upon others: student, teacher, writer, seeker, cab driver, acupuncturist, Buddhist monk. It took some time to discover that which I had been all along. In retrospect each step of the journey makes sense, for I would not be the therapist I am today without each contributing experience that has brought me to this moment–the many hours of meditation, my collegiate studies in Buddhism and Taoism, my visits to temples and monasteries in India, Thailand, China, Tibet, and the United States. Nothing I have ever experienced has been without its relevance.” — Jason B. Fischer