Lisa A. Phillips is the author of Unrequited: The Thinking Womans Guide to Romantic Obsession and Public Radio: Behind the Voices. Shes written about relationships, mental health, and teens for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Psychology Today, Cosmopolitan, Salon, and other outlets. She teaches journalism and the popular "Love and Heartbreak" seminar at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Phillips began her journalism career in public radio, working for radio stations in the Midwest and Northeast for more than a decade. She lives in Woodstock, New York.
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Adolescent romantic relationships are far from frivolous, and Lisa Phillips is a trustworthy and steady voice, readying parents to be the safe and present allies that teens need as they venture into dating. First Love brings alive how our teens experience and are shaped by romantic love, and serves as a validating and educational resource for parents looking to support their children (and themselves) through their adolescents relationships. This book belongs on the bookshelf of every parent. --Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, faculty at Northwestern University, award-winning author of Love Every Day, and host of the podcast Reimagining Love Much has been written for parents about how to talk to their teens about sex. But surprisingly less has been written about how to talk to teens about love--which, after all, is the more important of the two. First Love fills this gap with insight and compassion for parents and teenagers alike. --Laurence Steinberg, professor of psychology at Temple University and author of You and Your Adolescent: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25 With First Love, Lisa Phillips has written an exceptionally sophisticated, nuanced mediation on the complexity of young romance in the age of social media, smart phones, social isolation, gender fluidity, #metoo, widely accessible porn, rising levels of depression--you name it. With a novel emphasis on feelings--both on the part of the adolescents and the adults--she tracks the life cycle of first relationships, from crush to break-up, and the result is one of the best books Ive ever read about both parenting and parenthood. Phillips provides a new vocabulary and navigational tools for this bewildering new terrain, and what a service that is; what an eye-opener her work is to read. --Jennifer Senior, winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize and author of the New York Times bestseller All Joy and No Fun