Self Development Marriage

Every day, countless men and women go to counselors and ask if their relationship can be saved. Even more men and women turn to their friends and trusted family members, bemoaning that what was once good has now turned bad. There are screaming fights, stony silences, glares across a crowded room and sighs of sadness. Sometimes there is a long conversation that ends in tears, and sometimes there isn't a conversation at all.

"How can I live a spiritual life every day?" Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat believe that we can read the text of our lives and of the world around us for sacred meaning. All we need is spiritual literacy, and they illustrate their point with an enthralling treasury of brief "aha!" passages from such writers as Maya Angelou, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many more.

Marriage is all about sharing: sharing space, sharing joys and sorrows, sharing hopes and dreams. Yet we often hold back a part of ourselves because we fear that being wholly transparent - about our past, our desires, our failures, our faults - will bring judgment, rejection, or even just unwanted friction to our relationship. We are afraid to be fully known. As a result, we never experience being fully loved. In this paradigm-shifting book, Ryan and Selena Frederick show you how to develop a see-through marriage, one that is marked by full transparency and confident vulnerability.

Meg Wilson watched her world fall apart when her husband confessed years of sexual addiction. She has an intimate knowledge of all you may have felt-and she's lived to tell about it. With honesty and hopefulness, Meg uses her own story, along with other examples and Scripture, to help women cope and find their way out of the darkness of their husbands' sexual compulsions. She wants you to know that God's first concern is for your relationship with Him - not your circumstances.

You've met the partner of your dreams and have gotten your happily ever after, but now you've taken on a new role: stepmom. And you have no idea what you signed up for. Or maybe you've been a stepmom for a while now, but things are getting you down. Who do you turn to for help? Where is the stepmothering support group that'll give you the advice you need? A book for all the ins and outs of having a blended family? Who actually gets how hard being a stepmom can be?

When Sara Zaske moved from Oregon to Berlin with her husband and toddler, she knew the transition would be challenging, especially when she became pregnant with her second child. She was surprised to discover that German parents give their children a great deal of freedom - much more than Americans. In Berlin, kids walk to school by themselves, ride the subway alone, cut food with sharp knives, and even play with fire. German parents did not share her fears, and their children were thriving.

¿Qué hacer cuando el hombre que debería de ser un apoyo amoroso en la vida de cada mujer resulta el que la obstaculiza de diversas maneras? Tere Díaz, especialista en terapia de pareja y desarrollo humano, responde de manera sencilla y precisa a través de este libro. Muchas mujeres acuden a terapia por síntomas dolorosos, por angustias en su vida que no saben que los origina y nutre. El común denominador de muchas de ellas es la pareja que eligieron y con la que comparten los días.

Ever wonder why your self-control, rationality, and compassion seem to go out the window when dealing with your partner? Couples therapist and psychiatrist Steven Stosny explains it all in this revelatory book about the divide between our adult and our toddler brains. Too often, conflict in our intimate relationships reactivates our least-regulated "toddler" side, bringing out an instinctive desire to assert our own way and make everything a zero-sum game. Dr. Stosny shows the way toward overcoming these destructive impulses.

Creating a happy, lifelong marriage is about much more than physical compatibility. It's about a lifestyle of 24-7 intimacy that bonds couples in a mutually satisfying relationship. In The Intimate Connection, best-selling marriage expert Dr. Kevin Leman explores key secrets to the love life couples crave.

Lasting marriages are built one defining moment at a time. Ultimately, these are invitations from God to consider our direction and pursue transformation. With 37 years of marriage and thirty-three years of pastoring under his belt, Dave Harvey has identified those life-defining moments of a post-newlywed marriage. He wants to help couples recognize them in their own relationships so that they can take a proactive, godly approach to resolving conflicts, holding one another up as change inevitably happens, and ensuring that their marriage survives and thrives.

One out of four men face abuse by an intimate partner, and the numbers are likely to increase. Men stuck in toxic marriages rarely receive empathy because people expect them to be “stronger” and “able to withstand anything. And, with more cases of men silently struggling with mental illness and suicide, it’s essential to talk about this issue that society has swept under the rug for so long: men in toxic relationships.

Looking for ways to deepen your connection? Discover the power to transform your relationship on your own. Struggling to rekindle affection? Partner lacking motivation? Wish there was new, updated, inclusive relationship advice? With over 30 years of counseling experience, Certified Gottman Therapist Laura Silverstein has helped stressed-out individuals and couples overcome countless frustrations. Love Is an Action Verb: Stop Wasting Time and Delight in Your Relationship is a funny, thought-provoking, surprising audiobook that helps you take a deeper dive with your best friend.

Are you weary of surface-level relationships that leave you feeling unfulfilled? Dreaming of a profound bond that transcends the mundane? “Radical Intimacy” is here to unveil the depths of genuine connection you've been craving for.

Do you remember the day you got married? Can you remember the excitement, the dreams, the happiness, and the love? Are you still as passionate about the relationship as you were on that day? Has your married life been as beautiful as you had expected it to be? Does the name of your spouse bring a smile on your face? Unfortunately, the answer to these questions may not be a definite yes for everyone.

Divorce is one of the most stressful, emotionally draining things you can go through, and it’s something that can stay with you for the rest of your life if you’re not careful. Rather than feeling scared of this, what if you were to feel empowered and inspired to make sure you don’t become just another statistic? The betrayal, feeling of abandonment, and self-recriminations that follow so naturally from a toxic divorce can quickly change who you feel you are as a person.

Ben Mattlin's wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares following them down the street. But In Sickness and in Health is more than an "inspiring" story of how a man born with spinal muscular atrophy

This book was designed to guide individuals toward the love and respect they desire. Utilizing the four love languages along with rigorous self-reflection, one will discover a new and rich life of love, romance, and fulfillment....

Loving the lovable parts of your partner is easy. He's funny, charming, smart, successful, and kind. He's perfect. Except for when he is not. Like when he is late. Or short-tempered. Or impatient. Or lazy. Or he has just loaded the dishwasher incorrectly (again). Maybe he suddenly feels like the most frustrating person on the planet. Or maybe you're simply not feeling heard or seen. Or loved enough. Tremendous empowerment and liberation come from loving someone - and being loved - for who we really are.

Set great boundaries and unlock true freedom in your relationships—even if you've felt completely overwhelmed and powerless in the past. Do you constantly find yourself stretched thin, feeling as though you're living for others and neglecting yourself? Do you struggle to maintain a healthy balance between your personal life and work, constantly feeling like you're on the verge of burning out? You're not alone.

In Lead Me, Matt identifies the tension many men experience when trying to balance work and home life. With bracing honesty, vulnerable storytelling, and practical application, Matt challenges you to be faithful both to God's vocational call and to His call to lead your family well. Discover the extraordinary joy of actively and intentionally pursuing your wife and children. Matt reminds us that it's messy. It's difficult. And it's the most rewarding thing you can do, beyond following Christ.