Hold Me Tight by Dr. Sue JohnsonThis book consists of Seven Conversations for a LIFETIME of Love and is the practical approach for everyday people in committed relatinships to enhance and grow their bond. Based on the most empirically supported and successful form of Couple Therapy ever measured (Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy) this book unlocks and explains the struggles in relationships and offers practical and valuable understanding through exercises and explanation.
detailsHeralded by the New York Times and Time magazine as the couple therapy with the highest rate of success, Emotionally Focused Therapy works because it views the love relationship as an attachment bond. This idea, once controversial, is now supported by science, and has become widely popular among therapists around the world. In HOLD ME TIGHT, Dr. Sue Johnson presents Emotionally Focused Therapy to the general public for the first time. Johnson teaches that the way to save and enrich a relationship is to reestablish safe emotional connection and preserve the attachment bond. With this in mind, she focuses on key moments in a relationship-from Recognizing the Demon Dialogue to Revisiting a Rocky Moment-and uses them as touchpoints for seven healing conversations. Through case studies from her practice, illuminating advice, and practical exercises, couples will learn how to nurture their relationships and ensure a lifetime of love. (2008) buy now
Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by Dr. John GottmanWritten by the premiere researcher in marriage counseling, Dr. John Gottman makes his finding available to the non-academic world in this easy and practical book. Dr. Gottman has included terrific exercises for couples to use in creating a better understanding of each other and helps to explain the common pit-falls couples stumble on in their journey toward a more happy relationship.
detailsJohn Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage by using rigorous scientific procedures to observe the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over many years. Here is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Packed with practical questionnaires and exercises, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential. buy now
Parenting from the Inside Out by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Mary
HartzellBy far the most important book ever written for parents. This book explains how a deeper self-understanding can help parents raise children who thrive. Dr. Siegel and Mary Hartzell spell out the science behind the process of creating the optimum environment for children to grow into healthy, happy and emotionally stable adults.
detailsHow many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert Mary Hartzell, M.Ed., explore the extent to which our childhood experiences actually do shape the way we parent. Drawing upon stunning new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, they explain how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain, and offer parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories, which will help them raise compassionate and resilient children.
Born out of a series of parents' workshops that combined Siegel's cutting-edge research on how communication impacts brain development with Hartzell's thirty years of experience as a child-development specialist and parent educator, Parenting from the Inside Out guides parents through creating the necessary foundations for loving and secure relationships with their children. buy now
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