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Parenting Plans For Families After Divorce presents a fresh, contemporary and practical guide that shows divorcing parents how to create a healthy and vibrant Post-Divorce Family. It acknowledges that, while the parties’ original family will take on a different form after the divorce, their original family will still exist and need to be nourished. Parenting Plans For Families After Divorce discards the “one size fits all” approach to divorce and provides creative processes and solutions that strive to meet the ne... read more

When children are placed for adoption, their whole world is turned upside down. Whatever identity they had with mom and dad is snatched away. Some arrangements turn out great, but it's sad to say some kids are never placed in a good home. I was one of the fortunate ones. I had great adopted parents. Years after the passing of my adopted parents, I decided to pursue my birth identity. Through the courts, I was notified that my birth mother passed away; my father was not mentioned. I found out that I have two brothers. I am the oldes... read more

Too often we become enslaved in the daily grind, and overcome by the stresses and strains of modern life that we grow distant from those who matter most - our loved ones.The result of years of dedicated research, "44 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage" is an engaging and insightful guide that challenges couples to transform their relationship into the wonderful marriage it was intended to be.Filled with wit, wisdom, and warmth, as well as exercises to help translate principles into actions, this book takes couples everywhere from "I ... read more

Do you feel stuck in your relationship? Are you playing a game with your partner? Does it feel like every time you argue it is just one big blame session? Has it been years since you’ve even talked to each other in a real way? Did one of you have an affair? What role do secrets, sex and money play in your marriage? What is The 72 Hour Rule Anyway? The 72 Hour Rule focuses on helping adult individuals and couples who need help in communicating more effectively. This book helps the reader identify their own thoughts, feel... read more

Can a woman’s relationships make her depressed? Past and current patterns, expectations, and assumptions about roles in relationships can often cause or worsen depression; A Secret Sadness offers a groundbreaking new perspective on this phenomenon, as well as powerful tools readers can use to explore the issue.

ACT With Love is a powerful and inspiring book about love, relationships and intimacy, written by Russ Harris, best-selling author of The Happiness Trap.Popular myths about love set us up for a struggle with real life. The inconvenient truth is there's no such thing as a perfect partner, all couples fight, and feelings of love come and go like the weather. But that doesn't mean you can't have a joyful, intimate, and loving relationship. ACT With Love is a simple and empowering program for healing, rebuilding or strengthening your r... read more

The first-ever guide written for the adult children of divorced parents teaches readers how to identify their inherited distrust of relationships and develop, in their own lives, fulfilling and lasting partnerships.

Imagine Foxfire living while Sleeping with the Enemy in the hills of Tennessee when the enemy totes a Bible and packs a .38. Mike shoved and slapped but his primary tools were isolation and economic abuse. Until he discovered the power of the Lord. As the Sycamore Grows is a nonfiction narrative about ending the legacy of abuse. Ginger McNeil was brought up to pray and obey, but she escaped the padlocked cabin in the woods where she lived off the land with no electricity or telephone. Today she’s a court advocate in the domestic co... read more

Many of us think of love as a strong emotion, a feeling we have for another person. Marshall Rosenberg's helps us take a wholly different and life-enriching approach to love. Love is something you 'do', something you give freely from the heart. Using the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) process, learn how to express yourself nakedly and honestly to your partner, friends, or family, for no other purpose than to reveal what's present or alive in you. Discover what thousands of people around the world already know: A heart to heart conn... read more

In Complete Without Kids, licensed clinical psychologist Ellen L. Walker examines the often-ignored question of what it means to be childfree, by choice or by circumstance, in a family-focused society. Recognizing that there is no one type of childfree adult, the author guides the reader through the positive and negative aspects of childfree living, taking into consideration the different issues faced by men or women, couples or singles, whether gay or straight. As a woman who is childfree by choice, Walker draws upon her perso... read more

By clarifying assumptions about and expectations for their relationships to their spouses, the step-by-step approach in Contemplating Divorce helps readers decide whether to try to make a flagging marriage work or proceed with the difficult decision to divorce.

Whether motivated by a desire for power, attention, control, or affection, feelings of jealousy often lead to moments of emotional or physical violence that can cripple and destroy a relationship. This book contains exercises and strategies that will help identify the triggers that provoke reactions in a partner.

Matthew McKay's and Patrick Fanning's self-help books have already sold more than 600,000 copies. Now, the popular authors teach the communication skills couples need to build happy, intimate, lasting relationships. Step-by-step, couples learn how to communicate effectively, negotiate really difficult conflicts, and more.

What makes a marriage work and stand the test of time? In Creating a Marriage You'll Love, 13 prominent authors and relationship experts write about this subject, and provide advice and wisdom for a happy marriage. Many of the essays are original, including ones from bestselling authors Harriet Lerner, Barbara De Angelis, and Gay Hendricks. A reprinted essay by mega-bestselling author John Gray is also included. This is a fun, lively, practical collection of essays that will be the perfect gift for wedding showers and anniversaries... read more

Zing! Cupid's arrow skewers a primitive part of the brain. Obediently, we fall in love amid showers of passionate fireworks, bond for a time ... and then often get fed up with each other and grow irritable or numb. Perhaps we try to remodel our mate, seek solace online, or pursue a new love interest. Ancient sages recognized this biological snare and hinted at a way to dodge it: "use lovemaking to balance one another" and "harmony arises naturally." With an entertaining blend of personal experiences, the latest neuroscience, and fo... read more

A man was asked ‘why do you cheat on your wife?’ His answer was, ‘because I can.’ Another man was asked, ‘who do you cheat with?’ His answer was, ‘whoever sits in my lap Does He Cheat? is a non-fictional book that takes a peek behind the curtain of lies men tell and women choose to ignore. Hundreds of men were asked, “If your girlfriend or wife paid the least amount of attention to a sign that you are cheating, what would that sign be?” When the men were prom... read more

A nationally recognized expert and radio personality offers a unique ten-minute-a-day program for helping couples "exercise and tone" their emotional skills, resolve problems, increase intimacy, have better sex, and cope honestly with anger.

With this hands-on approach to arousal, couples will learn how to communicate with each other about their sexual desires, making sex a positive and vital part of every relationship. Showing how trust, open communication, a sense of humor, and basic anatomical knowledge can deepen pleasure, this stimulating manual shows couples simple skills to excite bedroom satisfaction. Humorous stories and anecdotes take the covers off other people' s intimate encounters and offer perspective on what is normal for the average healthy adult. Whil... read more

When you first fall in love, every moment you spend with that special someone feels like a lifetime. Even a glance and a smile can seem to last for hours. But as time goes by, let's face it, relationships change. You have places to go and people to see, children to raise and careers to manage. The rest of the world can start to slip in between you and the one you love. It takes practice to remain deeply connected and truly intimate with someone - but it doesn't need to take up all of your free time.With the simple practices in this... read more

Uplifting and anecdotal in nature, this insightful book shows how all individuals can change their perspective with the power of forgiveness, resulting in more freedom and joy.