DR. BRYCE KAYE received his B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and his Ph.D. in psychology and personality from the University of Illinois. His earliest research focused on how the elimination of freedom causes psychological reactance, consistent with his life-long interest in human boundary interactions. In the course of his career, he has evolved different forms of treatment based on psychophysiology and his experience
thousands of couples.

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“This is a cognac of a book — meant to be sipped slowly as the Doctor has a lot to
say in a way that speaks to ordinary folks but never slights the enormity of science
behind it. This wonderful balance makes the book a vade mecum for my work as
well as my personal life.”
—William Mastrosimone
Emmy-winning playwright and author of The Woolgatherer, Extremities, Cat’s Paw, The Beast and Shivaree