Relationships (ALR)

About the Book

A Comical, Poignant Deep-Dive into the Architecture of the Soul. Most people can’t fix a leaky faucet, let alone a multi-billion-dollar corporation. Allan L. Redmond (A.L.R.) can do the latter in his sleep. But as he stands on his 42nd-floor balcony at the stroke of midnight, he realizes his own life has the structural integrity of a “submarine with screen windows.” Relationships: A.L.R. is a “Smart-Com” that bridges the gap between cynical corporate reality and intuitive spiritual healing. It follows Allan—a man who views his life as a “fart in a gale of wind”—as he navigates the wreckage of a disastrous divorce and an existential career crisis. His journey intersects with Alicia L. Running Bear (A.L.R.), an intuitive soul/trauma therapist who challenges his “Architect” brain to stop optimizing and start feeling. Through a narrative roadmap of 26 chapter titles by the author and story text assisted by Ai, readers follow Allan as he: • Identifies the “Emotional Vampires” and “Functional Cannibals” draining his vital energy. • Learns the “Oxygen Mask Rule” of self-preservation. • Navigates the “Yellow Snow” of red flags in modern dating. • Discovers the “Magic” in the spaces between the notes of a duplicitous life. This is not just a story about a breakup; it is a guidebook for anyone who has ever felt “drawn and quartered” by life’s expectations. It offers a clear, hard-won, and occasionally humorous, path to the only destination that matters: a life where you finally feel Appreciated, Loved, and Respected.

About the Author

Arthur Beane brings over four decades of educational experience spanning elementary through high school levels, including special education teaching and administrative roles. He earned his Ed.D. from Boston University, where his doctoral research focused on student-teacher supervision with particular attention to self-reflective practices.