{"product_id":"soft-armor-open-heart-9798295578571","title":"Soft Armor, Open Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew Petchinsky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Apophis Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Apophis Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dating\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoft Armor, Open Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is a compassionate, grounded guide to dating and connection for people who have learned how to survive-but are now learning how to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDating with a disability, chronic condition, or invisible limitation often requires emotional protection. Over time, that protection can harden into isolation, leaving connection feeling risky, exhausting, or out of reach. This book does not ask readers to tear down their defenses. Instead, it teaches how to refine them-how to protect oneself without closing the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtful reflection, practical guidance, and emotionally intelligent language, \u003cem\u003eSoft Armor, Open Heart\u003c\/em\u003e explores how strength has been misdefined as stoicism, why oversharing often replaces true vulnerability, and how to recognize partners who can handle fragility with care. It reframes love not as a test to pass, but as a shared shelter built through mutual respect, boundaries, and rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about fixing yourself. It is about trusting yourself. It offers tools for expressing needs without apology, setting limits without guilt, and allowing affection without performance. For anyone navigating dating while carrying real-world limitations, \u003cem\u003eSoft Armor, Open Heart\u003c\/em\u003e provides a new path forward-one rooted in dignity, clarity, and sustainable love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apophis Enterprises LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571043025047,"sku":"9798295578571","price":835.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798295578571.webp?v=1774885928","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/soft-armor-open-heart-9798295578571","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}