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Resources for your Relationship
Smart Couple:Check out the cheat sheet to de-escalate fights in less than 10 minutes
Weekend to Remember: Family Life Ministries hosts weekend retreats to help enhance your relationship
Gottman Card Decks: Downloadable app to help couples improve their relationship (iTunes and Google Play)
Marriage Minute: Email newsletter put out by the Gottmans twice weekly with gentle reminders and tips
General Resources
Mental Health America's
Work Health Survey
50 Best Self-Help Books of All Time
Three Meditation Apps (iTunes and Google Play)
- Headspace 2. Calm 3. Pause
SUGGESTED READINGS
**New From Bill O'Hanlon**
Out of the Blue: Six Non-Medication Ways to Relieve Depression
Relationships
DIVORCE BUSTING by Michele Weiner-Davis
An excellent book for any relationship that needs improving, not just those on the brink of divorce.
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Mordechai Gottman, Nan Silver
This is a practical book that gets to the nuts and bolts of marriage. A must read for all marriages.
This is an extremely valuable book for those considering marriage and want to make sure they start marriage in the best possible manner.
Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love, New and Revised by Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley, Susan L. Blumberg
Everyone knows it, but few can do it well. What is it? Communicate!! This is a mandatory read for relationships struggling with communication and relationship difficulties.
Michele Weiner-Davis
Michelle does a great job offering advice and guidance to couples who seem to have forgotten how to be sexually intimate and fun.
Resurrecting Sex: Resolving Sexual Problems and Rejuvenating Your Relationship
by David Morris Schnarch
Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships by David Schnarch
David Schnarch is recognized as one of the leading experts in sexual challenges. A must read for anyone wanting to improve their sex life.
Parenting
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
by John M. Gottman
Simply put, MANDATORY READ, for any parent wanting to insure their child is able to cope with life and make emotionally intelligent decisions.
Parenting Toward Solutions: How Parents Can Use Skills They Already Have to Raise Responsible, Loving Kids
by Linda Metcalf
Don’t wait until you have tried everything else, start here. Linda does an excellent job of outlining practical parenting strategies for today’s generation. This is an exceptionally good book for struggling parents.
Help Me I Have a Teenager: The Nitty Gritty Guide to Parental Sanity
by Annie Drake
This is an excellent guide, filled with practical tips, about how to parent a teenager.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Workbook
by Sean Covey
Based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, this workbook is a must for a teen wanting to develop healthy and productive habits.
Mood Management
The The Traveler's Gift : Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success (Paperback)
by Andy Andrews
An
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC read for anyone questioning their life.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
David D., Md. Burns, Aaron T. Beck (Preface)
For those struggling with mood related problems, this practical guide is exceptional at offering ideas and strategies to feel better about yourself and your situation.
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook
by
Edmund J. Bourne
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