DEFENDERS OF THE HEART: MANAGING THE

HABITS AND ATTITUDES THAT BLOCK YOU FROM

A RICHER, MORE SATISFYING LIFE

BY MARILYN KAGAN and NEIL EINBUND

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In their first book, Defenders of the

Heart: Managing the Habits and Attitudes That Block You from
a Richer, More Satisfying Life (Hay House, November 4,
2008), psychotherapists and authors Marilyn Kagan, LCSW,
and Neil Einbund, Ph.D., tackle the ten most common defense
mechanisms and offer advice on how to protect your heart and
lead a richer and more satisfying life.

In this transformative book, Kagan and Einbund, well-known therapists in the Los
Angeles area, help readers discover the frequent habits and attitudes (denial,
procrastination, passive-aggressive, projection, rationalization, intellectualization, humor,
displacement, sublimation, and altruism) that are used to guard our hearts against being
hurt. Over time, these mechanisms, which the authors have coined “Defenders of the
Heart,” can become habitual and overly entrenched. In one way or another, they are at the
base of nearly all of our bouts with dissatisfaction and depression. Defenders of the
Heart delivers a strong basic understanding of these ten defenders, and shows how to
recognize which ones are sabotaging your life, and offers a comprehensive tool set to
break free of their life-limiting powers.

Each chapter is devoted to a specific Defender and opens with a clear definition, what the
authors label as a “ DEFENDAPEDIA,” followed with a succinct explanation that
demystifies the clinical terminology. Included are numerous examples of the personal
struggles and victories of a variety of people that illustrate these points. Kagan and
Einbund write about the process that they usually follow when patients come to them for
therapy. In their clinical work with patients, they help them to the events and interactions
that might have triggered a specific Defender.

Sidebars entitled "HEART BEAT" are also included in each section. Readers will find
studies, news items, and research that reinforce the authors' premise.

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Readers will also have the opportunity to complete exercises, quizzes, tests and
interpersonal activities, and will also find straightforward tips. These are the same
psychological tools that Kagan and Einbund use in their private practices.

Kagan and Einbund devote an entire chapter to the personal stories of celebrities (Ryan
Seacrest, Wendi Jo Sperber, Patrick Dempsey) who went through their own Defender
trials and tribulations. These narratives are in their own words, which Kagan and Einbund
label as "Talk Stories," after the Hawaiian tradition of oral story -telling. Here, readers
will learn how these celebrities reached into themselves to make peace with their own
Defenders and transform their specific habits and attitudes into a resource that worked for
them rather than against them.

The book also includes a bibliography and recommended resources for readers who want
further information. Visit www.defendersoftheheart.com for more information.

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For more information about Defenders of the Heart or to get a review copy of the book
please contact Ann-Marie Nieves at am@getredpr.com.