Launching 2026A New Book on Mattering

The Love
Mechanic

The Mattering Way to Elevate Lives, Loves, and Hearts.

From counsellor and educator David W. Norton, M.A., a hopeful, lifetime's-work guide to the simple, universal tools we can all use to create, repair, and cherish the relationships that matter most.

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Front cover of The Love Mechanic by David W. Norton

About the Book

A toolbox for life's most important moments.

The Love Mechanic opens the door to a garage of creation, renewal, and repair - a place where the relationships that hold our lives together can be examined, tended to, and made whole again.

At its heart is a simple, science-rooted concept called Mattering: the belief that you are important - to yourself and to others - that you are noticed, known, and relied upon. Mattering is a therapeutic strategy to enhance and maximize the way we love, parent, partner, work, and live.

Part memoir, part field-tested guide, this book offers tools that are flexible, universal, and easy to put into practice - for everywhere human beings interact.

Hopeful
Practical
Lived
30+Years counselling
50+Workshops led
1000sLives touched
David W. Norton, M.A. - author of The Love Mechanic

About the Author

David W. Norton, M.A.

David is a clinical counsellor, educator, and lifelong student of human relationships. For decades he has taught and practiced the principles of Mattering - a proven therapy of healing and growth - with families, partners, schools, workplaces, and communities.

The Love Mechanic is the gift of a retirement spent gathering it all in one place: the science, the stories, and the songs.

A solitary tree at golden hour above a field of wildflowers - back cover painting by Leonard Paul, 2023.

You matter. You are noticed, known, and relied upon - at home, at work, in the way you love and in the way you are loved.

From the back cover · painting by Leonard Paul

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Workshops & Contact

Bring Mattering to your team, school, or family.

David offers workshops, talks, and trainings on Mattering for organizations, educators, and caregivers. To inquire about a session - or to send a note - use the form.

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Notes on Mattering

Occasional letters from David - short reflections, tools, and a song now and then. No noise.

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