
The HEART Model
Matt Wade(Author)
Matt Wade (Publisher)
Published on 10. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
979-8-218-87928-0 (ISBN)
Description
A gentle, research-informed path for couples who want to heal, reconnect, and begin again.
Every relationship experiences hurt-big or small moments that leave partners feeling misunderstood, distant, or overwhelmed. But healing doesn't happen through pressure, perfection, or rushing toward forgiveness. Healing happens through connection.
The HEART Model(TM) offers couples a simple, powerful, five-step process for moving through emotional wounds and back toward each other:
H - Honor the Hurt
E - Empathize with the Experience
A - Acknowledge Responsibility
R - Release the Resentment
T - Turn Toward Repair
Created by relationship therapist Matt Wade, LMFT, the HEART Model(TM) is grounded in attachment science, relational neuroscience, and years of clinical work with couples. Through relatable stories, compassionate guidance, and practical tools, this book gives you a gentle rhythm for reconnection-without forcing forgiveness or minimizing your pain.
Inside, you'll learn how to:Name your hurt with clarity and courage
Understand each other's emotional world
Take responsibility without collapsing into shame
Loosen resentment in a way that feels safe
Rebuild trust through small, consistent turns toward each other
Filled with worksheets, prompts, repair scripts, and real-life examples, The HEART Model(TM) is more than a book-it's a pathway back to tenderness, safety, and closeness.
Whether your relationship feels strained, stuck, or simply ready for deeper connection, the HEART Model(TM) offers you a map.
A way forward.
A way home.
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
477 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-218-87928-0 (9798218879280)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Matt Wade, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, speaker, and founder of Unstuck Therapy. He is the author of Secure: 90 Days to a More Connected Relationship and the developer of The HEART Model(TM), a research-informed framework for forgiveness and repair.Matt's work is shaped as much by his own story of marriage, repair, and growth as it is by his clinical training. With a blend of compassion, humor, and hope, he helps couples find their way back to one another and rediscover emotional safety.He and his wife, Amber, live outside Nashville with their two kids.Follow Matt on Instagram @matt_wade & @unstucktherapyVisit www.unstucktherapy.org for upcoming intensives, conferences, and resources.