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Seven Desires: Looking Past What Separates Us to Learn What Connects Us Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mark Laaser (Author), Debra Laaser (Author), Ruth Bloomquist (Narrator),
4.8 out of 5 stars (200)

This new take on relationships changes everything! By examining the seven desires we all share, Mark and Debra Laaser illustrate how men and women are actually more alike than different. Do you long for ways to:

  • Tune in more closely to your children?
  • Connect on a deeper level with your spouse?
  • Strengthen friendships?
  • Reach a fuller relationship with God?

The Laasers look past what separates us to examine what connects us. Instead of focusing on how to sidestep or compensate for perceived differences, they dig deeper, to the core of our souls, to examine how the basic needs of all people make us more alike than different.

Seven Desires explores the common desires God has given us--to be heard, affirmed, blessed, safe, touched, chosen, and included. Using stories, biblical references, and sound psychological principles, the Laasers explain each desire and show us how we seek it and what it feels like to have it truly fulfilled. You will learn healthy ways to embody these desires in your relationships and receive the tools you need to start repairing and rebuilding relationships and developing new skills for creating emotional and spiritual intimacy.

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 53 minutes
  2. Author
    Mark Laaser, see all
  3. Narrator
    Ruth Bloomquist, see all
  4. Publication date
    June 22, 2021
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Zondervan
  7. ASIN
    B09467SNSC
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 53 minutes
Author Mark Laaser, Debra Laaser
Narrator Ruth Bloomquist, Max Bloomquist
Audible.com Release Date June 22, 2021
Publisher Zondervan
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B09467SNSC
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4.8 out of 5 stars
200 global ratings

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Customers find this book easy to read and consider it a must-read for couples, providing life-changing information that helps with self-understanding. The book offers valuable insights, particularly in understanding one's own desires, and customers appreciate its impact, with one noting how it shines a light on emotional wounds. Customers consider the book worth its price.
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25 customers mention readability, 25 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book easy to read and consider it an excellent read that everybody should read, with one customer noting it's particularly important for couples.
Great book, easy read, everybody needs to read this book. Wish I was told about this book to help my marriage years ago.Read more
The Seven Desires of Every Heart is one of the best books I have ever read for putting words to the desires of my heart....Read more
An awesome book that hits home with me... It speaks to the needs of every heart and shows you how to deal with the issues that result when those...Read more
No one had a perfect childhood. This is an excellent book for examining how you were wounded in childhood and how those wounds still impact you today...Read more
22 customers mention knowledge, 22 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book helpful for self-understanding and personal growth, with one customer noting it provides excellent guidance for those studying addictions.
Very helpful and insightful....Read more
There is more impacting, life changing information in the first 42 pages of this book, than in ANY other helpful book I have ever read, other than...Read more
...It a definite fit your home library! Very enlightening. Price is appropriate.Read more
...It's one that I will read again. Lots of very good information and truth.Read more
8 customers mention impact, 8 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book impactful, with one mentioning how it helps gain understanding of one's own heart, while another notes how it shines a light on emotional wounds.
An awesome book that hits home with me... It speaks to the needs of every heart and shows you how to deal with the issues that result when those...Read more
There is more impacting, life changing information in the first 42 pages of this book, than in ANY other helpful book I have ever read, other than...Read more
...Takes you gently by the hand and shines a light on the broken places of the heart, shows you how they may have gotten broken and points the way to...Read more
...understanding why people react the way they do and how to pursue healing emotional wounds. This will be a book that I reread and give to others....Read more
8 customers mention insight, 8 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book insightful, helping them understand their own desires, with one customer noting how it points the way to lasting solutions.
Very helpful and insightful....Read more
Excellent book that gives insights that are life-changing when understood and applied. Well worth the read!...Read more
...We used it for our devotions each morning and found it worked well to stimulate thinking, interaction, understanding, and therefore communication....Read more
...this book will give you so much clarity into yourself and why you display the thoughts, feelings and reactions that you have in adulthood....Read more
5 customers mention value for money, 5 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book worth the price.
...The first chapter alone is worth the price, but really pays off if you can track and implement this idea. Thanks Mark and Debbie for a great book.Read more
...Well worth the read! We all have deep longings in our hearts and are on a search for fulfillment in our lives....Read more
Great read. Great Amazon service. Great value.Read more
...It a definite fit your home library! Very enlightening. Price is appropriate.Read more

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  • 3as mom
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2025
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This is a great read for anyone! My son read it first and could not stop referencing it in everyday conversation which prompted me to read it and then gift it to several friends! It a definite fit your home library! Very enlightening. Price is appropriate.
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  • Frank Markow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful Read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2018
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    Like many marriage books, this one helps you change the only person you have control of... yourself. Does a great job of connecting what our "heart desires" with our motivation and behavior. The premises is laid out in the first chapter on the seven desires proper, then the rest of the book helps you see how these drive behavior in various (mostly unhealthy) ways, then finally some help in re-directing these in healthy ways. The first chapter alone is worth the price, but really pays off if you can track and implement this idea. Thanks Mark and Debbie for a great book.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Meg
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful book for anyone!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    No one had a perfect childhood. This is an excellent book for examining how you were wounded in childhood and how those wounds still impact you today. I would recommend this book to anyone working with people in ministry. It's very helpful in understanding why people react the way they do and how to pursue healing emotional wounds. This will be a book that I reread and give to others. A lot of the examples in the book involve married couples. I'm not married and absolutely love this book. It is a very helpful resource for ministering to people. Emotional and relational difficulties are not exclusive to marriage. This book is an excellent read no matter your stage of life.
    9 people found this helpful
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  • Megan E
    5.0 out of 5 stars Speaks to the Heart of Every Person!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2011
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    The Seven Desires of Every Heart is one of the best books I have ever read for putting
    words to the desires of my heart. It not only helped me understand my own desires and
    wants but it has helped me understand others more. I found a lot of freedom in looking
    at the 7 desires and how some of these basic needs were not met for me as a child.
    I was able to begin to grieve the loss of them in my life and heal. I highly recommend
    this book to others. I think it would be best read with at least one other person.
    3 people found this helpful
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  • Chris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2025
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    Perfect
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  • Terra Casey
    4.0 out of 5 stars Aggravated about the price
    Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2017
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    Book was good, using it in conjunction with therapy. But I paid $12 for it and when the book arrived it had a $1.99 sticker on the back of it.
    One person found this helpful
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  • LMoore
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend for everyone
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
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    No matter what you’ve been through, this book will give you so much clarity into yourself and why you display the thoughts, feelings and reactions that you have in adulthood. The concepts are not revolutionary by any means and the Lassar’s are simply rebranding some old Systems theories, but each chapter is beneficially worded and will propel you to have insight in yourself while maintaining a perspective of grace towards your past self.
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  • Pudden1949
    5.0 out of 5 stars Life Changing!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2013
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    I have seen, first hand, with my own eyes the result of the work the Laaser's do in the lives of people who's marriages are beyond hope. Their work did not "fix" the couple; it "changed" them.

    If you are not dealing with marital issues but you still live on planet earth and have to deal with other people this is also a must read. CAUTION: Read this book slowly. Read it when you are fully awake; no TV on to distract you. Read it with a pen and paper at hand to take notes. You will get out of it what you put in.
    10 people found this helpful
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