At a time when individuals suffer as never before from feelings of isolation, when suicide ranks as the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., this book introduces an approach to mental health that dates back 3,000 years, to an ancient body of Jewish spiritual wisdom known as "The Connections Paradigm."

Introduction / 1
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Inner Connection: Body and Soul / 13
CHAPTER 2 Inner Connection Part I: Accepting the Soul’s Guidance / 35
CHAPTER 3 Inner Connection Part II: Loving the Body and Providing for Its Needs / 51
CHAPTER 4 Inner Connection Part III: Expressing Needs and Raising Issues to the Soul / 64
CHAPTER 5 Inner Connection Part IV: Tolerating the Body’s Idiosyncrasies with Love and Patience / 78
CHAPTER 6 Introduction to Interpersonal Connection / 92
CHAPTER 7 Interpersonal Connection Part I: Three Levels of Noticing the Needs of Others / 108
CHAPTER 8 Interpersonal Connection Part II: Providing for the Needs of Others / 121
CHAPTER 9 Interpersonal Connection Part III: Noticing Our Disconnection from Others / 135
CHAPTER 10 Interpersonal Connection Part IV: Remaining Connected to Others / 147
CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Spiritual Connection / 159
CHAPTER 12 Spiritual Connection Part I: Recognizing Our Limited Scope of Control / 171
CHAPTER 13 Spiritual Connection Part II: Recognizing God’s Order and Design in the World / 188
CHAPTER 14 Spiritual Connection Part III: Developing a Godly Vision / 202
CHAPTER 15 Spiritual Connection Part IV: Exerting Heroic Efforts for God / 219
Conclusion / 235
Acknowledgments / 251

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital. A prolific researcher, Dr. Rosmarin has authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications, numerous editorials/book chapters, and over 100 abstracts. His clinical work and research have received media attention from ABC, NPR, Scientific American, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.