How to Hug a Porcupine, edited by June Eding; foreword by Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis

How to Hug a Porcupine, edited by June Eding, offers short approaches to communicating with difficult people. The porcupine analogy invites readers to notice defensive reactions in others and themselves, with a foreword by Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis.

Published by Hatherleigh Press, it focuses on patience, communication and handling conflict in everyday relationships. Compassion does not require accepting abuse or abandoning personal boundaries.