Safe People is an audiobook by Henry Cloud, narrated by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. The unabridged Audible edition runs 2 hrs 17 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
Safe People will help you discover why good people can get tangled in bad relationships, how to avoid repeating your own mistakes, and how to pick safe, healthy people for the friends you make and the company you keep.
Too many of us have invested in relationships that have gone wrong. Maybe you’ve been judged, manipulated, or controlled. Or maybe you’ve trusted the wrong people in the past. It’s easy to make the same mistakes of judgment over and over–or, worse, to give up on trying to have great, authentic relationships again. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In Safe People, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend teach you that being with an unsafe person can be damaging to your confidence, your trust in others, and even your health. You’ll learn that you have the power to surround yourself with accepting, honest, and safe people who draw you closer to being the person God intended you to be.
Drs. Cloud and Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, are here to share the lessons they’ve learned in their years of practicing psychology and studying the patterns and practices that support clear, biblical boundaries. In Safe People, they offer guidance for making safe choices in all of your day-to-day relationships, from family and friends to colleagues and partners.
Safe People will give you the tools you need to recognize what makes people relationally safe, form positive relationships, and even become a safe person along the way. Drs. Cloud and Townsend share expert insights that will help you ask important questions:
- How can I learn to pick better friends?
- Why do I choose people who let me down?
- How did I end up with this critical boss?
- How do I attract irresponsible people?
- Why did I invest money with that unscrupulous person?
- What is it about me that draws the wrong types of people to me?
- Why am I drawn to the wrong types of people?
It’s time to revitalize your connections and finally start enjoying the healthy, balanced relationships that you deserve.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend
- Length: 2 hrs 17 mins
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Release year: 2002
- Audible category: Health & Wellness / Psychology & Mental Health / Psychology
Listener Ratings
Safe People holds an average listener rating of 4.4/5 from 141 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.4/5
- Story: 4.5/5
- 5-star ratings: 62% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “Helpful information”
I’m hoping to do a book club of this with my daughter and some friends.— None, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “I wish I had read this book years ago! Thankful!”
I will be recommending this book Safe People to my children and friends! It has saved my sanity and taught me so much! Thank you, Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend!— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Discerning, Insightful, Judicious”
What made the experience of listening to Safe People the most enjoyable?
It’s beneficial for me to be able to listen as I have more processing freedom.What did you like best about this story?
There is nothing I did not like about this book.What about Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend ’s performance did you like?
Drs. Cloud and Townsend were careful to be articulate and clear in their performance of the material in the book.What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?
The idea that I will remember from this book is the significance of emotional safety among us.Any additional comments?
I highly recommend this book to better understand relationship dynamics and to help one to become a safe person for others and to be able to identify what a safe person looks like.— Linda, Audible listener
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