Grateful in Love


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This daily gratitude journal provides: 200+ thought-provoking prompts--From top 10 lists to open-ended questions, the book's engaging prompts encourage you to reflect on the life you've built with your partner and highlight all you have to be grateful for. Room to reflect--The journal's generous design provides plenty of space to record your thoughts and feelings about each prompt. Journal on your time--Whether it's over coffee, during date night, or on your commute, you and your significant other can easily answer questions whenever your schedule allows. Adopt an attitude of gratitude and revitalize your relationship with this guided journal.




Our Gratitude Journal


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Our Gratitude Journal is the perfect journal for couples to share their appreciation, admiration, and love for each other on a weekly basis. With this gratitude journal for couples, you'll be able to: 1. Journal your weekly gratitude and reflections for each other at the end of the week. Specifically, you will both be able to write something you are grateful about each other and then read what your partner wrote too - that means a letter for you each week of what your partner appreciates about YOU. 2. Strengthen your love and enhance intimacy in your relationship. 3. Keep track of all the things you are grateful for your partner, so you can start and end your week with gratitude. This can help you develop a mindset of appreciation for your partner. In other words, you will become more aware of the good things your partner does and the wonderful things you love about them. More importantly, Our Gratitude Journal brings couples closer together. It has: --- 52 Weekly entries for journaling. So you can even use it for a whole year, which is a great activity for couples to do together. --- Gratitude journaling prompts to help you get started. --- Gratitude quotes to inspire you each week. --- An activity to reflect on your gratitude journaling experience after the 52nd week. Lastly, this weekly gratitude journal makes a great engagement, relationship anniversary, bridal shower, Christmas, birthdays, holidays, or wedding gift for your friends and family. Now: Get your copy of this unique gratitude journal for couples today.




Journal with Purpose


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Journal with Purpose is the ultimate reference for journaling, packed with over 1000 motifs that you can use to decorate and enhance your bullet or dot journal pages. Copy or trace direct from the page, or follow one of the quick exercises to improve your skills. Featuring all the journal elements you could wish for – banners, arrows, dividers, scrolls, icons, borders and alphabets – this amazing value book will be a constant source of inspiration for journaling and an 'instant fix' for people who find the more artistic side of journaling a challenge.




Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Second Edition


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REVISED AND WITH A NEW FOREWORD ARE YOU GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT? Originally published in 1988, Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of couples attain more loving, supportive, and deeply satisfying relationships. The 20th anniversary edition contains extensive revisions to this groundbreaking book, with a new chapter, new exercises, and a foreword detailing Dr. Hendrix's updated philosophy for eliminating all negativity from couples' daily interactions, allowing readers of the 2008 edition to benefit from his ongoing discoveries during his last two decades of work. Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., in partnership with his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD., originated Imago Relationship Therapy, a unique healing process for couples, prospective couples, and parents. Together they have more than thirty years' experience as educators and therapists and their work has been translated into more than 50 languages, with Imago practiced by two thousand therapists worldwide. Harville and Helen have six children and live in New York and New Mexico.




The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work


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Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages. This book is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. Straightforward in their approach, yet profound in their effect, these principles teach partners new and startling strategies for making their marriage work. Gottman helps couples focus on each other, on paying attention to the small day-to-day moments that, strung together, make up the heart and soul of any relationship. Being thoughtful about ordinary matters provides spouses with a solid foundation for resolving conflict when it does occur and finding strategies for living with those issues that cannot be resolved. Packed with questionnaires and exercises whose effectiveness has been proven in Dr. Gottman's workshops, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the result of Dr. John Gottman's many years of closely observing thousands of marriages. This kind of longitudinal research has never been done before. Based on his findings, he has culled seven principles essential to the success of any marriage. Maintain a love map. Foster fondness and admiration. Turn toward instead of away. Accept influence. Solve solvable conflicts. Cope with conflicts you can't resolve. Create shared meaning. Dr. Gottman's unique questionnaires and exercises will guide couples on the road to revitalizing their marriage, or making a strong one even better.




Fierce Marriage


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Ryan and Selena Frederick were newlyweds when they landed in Switzerland to pursue Selena's dream of training horses. Neither of them knew at the time that Ryan was living out a death sentence brought on by a worsening genetic heart defect. Soon it became clear he needed major surgery that could either save his life--or result in his death on the operating table. The young couple prepared for the worst. When Ryan survived, they both realized that they still had a future together. But the near loss changed the way they saw all that would lie ahead. They would live and love fiercely, fighting for each other and for a Christ-centered marriage, every step of the way. Fierce Marriage is their story, but more than that, it is a call for married couples to put God first in their relationship, to measure everything they do and say to each other against what Christ did for them, and to see marriage not just as a relationship they should try to keep healthy but also as one worth fighting for in every situation. With the gospel as their foundation, Ryan and Selena offer hope and practical help for common struggles in marriage, including communication problems, sexual frustration, financial stress, family tension, screen-time disconnection, and unrealistic expectations.




Modern Romance


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The #1 New York Times Bestseller “An engaging look at the often head-scratching, frequently infuriating mating behaviors that shape our love lives.” —Refinery 29 A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the star of Master of None and one of this generation’s sharpest comedic voices At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hope of finding someone with whom we share a deep connection. This seems standard now, but it’s wildly different from what people did even just decades ago. Single people today have more romantic options than at any point in human history. With technology, our abilities to connect with and sort through these options are staggering. So why are so many people frustrated? Some of our problems are unique to our time. “Why did this guy just text me an emoji of a pizza?” “Should I go out with this girl even though she listed Combos as one of her favorite snack foods? Combos?!” “My girlfriend just got a message from some dude named Nathan. Who’s Nathan? Did he just send her a photo of his penis? Should I check just to be sure?” But the transformation of our romantic lives can’t be explained by technology alone. In a short period of time, the whole culture of finding love has changed dramatically. A few decades ago, people would find a decent person who lived in their neighborhood. Their families would meet and, after deciding neither party seemed like a murderer, they would get married and soon have a kid, all by the time they were twenty-four. Today, people marry later than ever and spend years of their lives on a quest to find the perfect person, a soul mate. For years, Aziz Ansari has been aiming his comic insight at modern romance, but for Modern Romance, the book, he decided he needed to take things to another level. He teamed up with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg and designed a massive research project, including hundreds of interviews and focus groups conducted everywhere from Tokyo to Buenos Aires to Wichita. They analyzed behavioral data and surveys and created their own online research forum on Reddit, which drew thousands of messages. They enlisted the world’s leading social scientists, including Andrew Cherlin, Eli Finkel, Helen Fisher, Sheena Iyengar, Barry Schwartz, Sherry Turkle, and Robb Willer. The result is unlike any social science or humor book we’ve seen before. In Modern Romance, Ansari combines his irreverent humor with cutting-edge social science to give us an unforgettable tour of our new romantic world.




The High-Conflict Couple


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You hear and read a lot about ways to improve your relationship. But if you've tried these without much success, you're not alone. Many highly reactive couples—pairs that are quick to argue, anger, and blame—need more than just the run-of-the-mill relationship advice to solve their problems in love. When destructive emotions are at the heart of problems in your relationship, no amount of effective communication or intimacy building will fix what ails it. If you're part of a "high-conflict" couple, you need to get control of your emotions first, to stop making things worse, and only then work on building a better relationship. The High-Conflict Couple adapts the powerful techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into skills you can use to tame out-of-control emotions that flare up in your relationship. Using mindfulness and distress tolerance techniques, you'll learn how to deescalate angry situations before they have a chance to explode into destructive fights. Other approaches will help you disclose your fears, longings, and other vulnerabilities to your partner and validate his or her experiences in return. You'll discover ways to manage problems with negotiation, not conflict, and to find true acceptance and closeness with the person you love the most. This book has been awarded The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit — an award bestowed on outstanding self-help books that are consistent with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) principles and that incorporate scientifically tested strategies for overcoming mental health difficulties. Used alone or in conjunction with therapy, our books offer powerful tools readers can use to jump-start changes in their lives.




ACT with Love


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Build more compassionate, accepting, and loving relationships with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Let’s face it: Picture-perfect storybook romances don’t exist in real life. Couples fight. Feelings of love wax and wane through the years. And the stress and tedium of everyday life and work can often drive a wedge between even the most devoted couples. So, how can you reignite passion and intimacy in your relationship, cultivate greater understanding and compassion between yourself and your partner, and bring the joy back to your love life? In this fully revised and updated edition of ACT with Love, therapist and world-renowned ACT expert Russ Harris shows how developing psychological flexibility—the ability to be in the present moment with openness, awareness, and focus, and to take effective action in line with one's values—can help you and your partner strengthen and deepen your relationship. Also included is new information on attachment theory, powerful mindfulness and self-compassion techniques, and assertiveness and boundary-setting skills. ACT with Love will show you how to: Let go of conflict, open up, and live fully in the present Use mindfulness to increase intimacy, connection, and understanding Resolve painful conflicts and reconcile long-standing differences Act on your values to build a rich and meaningful relationship If you’re looking to increase feelings of intimacy, love, and connection with your partner, this book has everything you need to get started—together.




Stop OVERTHINKING Your RELATIONSHIP NOW! Stronger Couple in 7 Days.


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Do doubts and 'what-ifs' cloud your relationship? Are you caught in a cycle of analyzing every word and action? 'Stop Overthinking Your Relationship Now! Stronger Couple in 7 Days' offers a path to clarity and a healthier way of relating to your partner. This guide stands apart with its straightforward language, simplifying the complexities of overthinking into practical, actionable steps. It provides a blend of exercises, real-life success stories, and unique self-assessment tests to help pinpoint areas needing the most attention in your relationship. It demonstrates how positive change is not just a theory but a realistic goal. With a balanced approach, the author has designed this book to cater to a wide range of needs, whether you're working through issues individually or as a couple. The content's versatility allows you to personalize your journey toward relationship growth. Inside, You'll Discover How to: Identify and Manage Overthinking: Techniques to recognize and mitigate its effects in your bond. Navigate Mental Habits: Strategies for decoding and addressing the cognitive patterns linked to overthinking and anxiety. Halt Negative Thoughts and Rumination: Methods to transform negative thinking loops into positive, constructive outlooks. Implement Communication Strategies: Tools for enhancing trust and understanding through effective interactions. Boost Self-Confidence and Independence: Guidance on fostering self-worth and balancing independence within a relationship. Tackle External Influences and Expectations: Approaches to managing social media impacts, peer pressures, and aligning relationship goals. Resolve Trust Issues Effectively: Insights into building trust, fostering vulnerability, and overcoming the influence of the past. Practice Mindfulness and Emotional Regulation: Tips for grounding yourself into the present and managing emotions for a healthier relationship dynamic. Strengthen Your Relationship Foundation: Advice on deepening emotional intimacy and mutual respect. Bonus 7-Day Action Plan: A structured guide for rapid relationship improvement. Each chapter is a step towards facing challenges with new strategies, transforming obstacles into opportunities for strengthening your bond. Move beyond conventional relationship advice into a realm of actionable wisdom and positive change. 'STOP OVERTHINKING YOUR RELATIONSHIP NOW!' is your companion in building a relationship rooted in mutual understanding, trust, and emotional intimacy. Begin this life-changing journey and witness the transformation in your partnership.