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How did you meet him? Are you crazy? How do you know he's not a serial killer? are you that desperate? Aren't the men around here good enough for you? These are all questions I was asked when I met my first husband online back in 2000. The online dating scene was brand new and exciting to the young single people, yet terrifying and unconventional to the older generations who were positive young women meeting men online would end up in a bad situation. Well, I didn't die, but my journey was quite intense.

What if you held the power to transform your relationships and your life? In Relationship Alchemy: A Practical Guide to Getting Along Well with Others, renowned personal transformation expert Joey Klein reveals how to create deeper, more meaningful connections across all the relationships in your life Drawing on his own incredible journey from struggle and heartbreak to fulfillment and purpose, and the tens of thousands he has trained, Joey offers a step-by-step guide to transforming your relationships from the inside out.

A true story of two lovers pitted against a deadly enemy, Journey Beyond despair introduces Julie, the quixotic author, whose conflict between airy ideals and earthly reality results in mental illness. Readers meet the fated couple in 1960 as Peter delivers his terrified wife to a Chicago psychiatric hospital, then returns home to pick up the pieces with three tiny daughters. Julie descends into the abyss of psychosis, but after slowly recovering with Peter's support, she launches a 40-year quest to outwit patterns that block intimacy and partnering with the man she loves.

Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance, when understood, can be overcome. And that’s what this book is for—for you to gain the tools and information so that you’ll be able to reunite with your true sense of self and to move forward in your life with a renewed sense of joy. After all you’ve been through, you deserve it.

We invite you into our conversation about an unexpected and unique journey we took together over a thirty month period in the middle of our lives. We were both stuck, rattled and rolled into a sense of acceptance of our different circumstances. We had been dealt some hard cards, but life was good. Good enough. Little did we know, a chance meeting on December 8, 2008, would change our lives forever. And provide us a chance for a second honeymoon neither of us dared to hope for. What follows is the wonder, hope, disappointment, surprises and thrills from both of our perspectives.

Healing yourself comes down to the strength of your commitment to rekindle and rebuild. The unique approach in Affair Repair is that it provides a balance between understanding what went wrong and guidance on how to heal. No matter how much you try to make it better without seeking professional help, expert guidance is essential for optimal healing and recovery. You may call it the "Relationship First Aid" book, as it saves the life of the relationship while it is being repaired.

Couple Therapy: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to couple therapy. Taking both a general overview and a psychoanalytic focus, it addresses the basic questions that both couples and those interested in becoming couple therapists can expect to ask.

The essence of a relationship is to connect with one another and build on the strengths within the relationship. Every relationship has a different blend of strengths and weaknesses. In this volume of text, we explore the nuances of each Color Code personality type and offer insight on how to improve your unique relationship blend.

In "Hearts Reunited, Steps to Restore Love and Intimacy,” couples are guided through a transformative journey to rekindle their relationship by embracing four pivotal step: Loyalty. Overcoming. Vulnerability and Encouragement. This insightful guide deIves into the essence of staying committed, triumphing over challenges, opening up emotionally. and fostering mutual support. Through real-life stories, expert advice, and practical exercises, readers learn to rebuild, communicate effectively, and deepen their emotional connection.

In her Marriage Guide Sparkle In Love Collection, Christina unveils the 3 key pillars to unlock a married life full of happiness despite life’s turbulent storms. In this 1st edition: Wisdom from a Married Woman, Christina-who has been happily married for 10 years—shares how you, too, can experience this profound joy by following her top-tier marriage guide, “3 Keys to a Happy Marriage.”

Infidelity. Deceit. Murder. Faith. Forgiveness. Restoration. One of the most remarkable true stories you’ll ever hear. Diane Nichols received repeated phone calls from a stranger. The female caller mocked and ridiculed her, eventually disclosing the most painful news a wife could hear: Diane’s husband, John, was having an affair with the 19-year-old caller.

Can a loving relationship endure career setbacks, infidelities, and mismatched sexual desires? This is the question psychologist Bonnie Comfort grapples with as she navigates her unpredictable thirty-year marriage to Hollywood screenwriter Bob, while she provides marital therapy to others. Bob is affectionate, brilliant, and hilarious—but his sexual desires are incompatible with Bonnie’s. Despite her misgivings, she indulges his kinks, which often included photographing her in lingerie.

Written by a psychologist and based on the Gottman Method for couples therapy, this book outlines a trauma-informed approach to help you and your partner heal. You'll find skills to help you cultivate a deeper bond—one that builds on friendship and shared experiences. You'll learn to set healthy boundaries and manage difficult emotions.

Are you ready to break free from the exhausting cycle of anxious attachment and finally feel secure in your relationships? Think it’s time to stop second-guessing your worth and start showing up with confidence, trust, and emotional stability? "The Practical Anxious Attachment Recovery Workbook" is a powerful guide packed with over 40 DBT-based exercises to help you calm your mind, let go of jealousy and insecurity, and build the healthy, lasting connections you deserve.

Revive your love and transform your relationship with essential techniques designed for couples facing communication hurdles and emotional disconnection. If you find yourselves trapped in repeating arguments or struggling to engage in meaningful conversations, you are not alone. This book offers hope and practical solutions to these common challenges, helping you rediscover the intimacy and partnership you once cherished.

In this powerful guide, a clinical psychologist and trauma expert synthesizes proven-effective therapies to bring immediate, trauma-informed relief to couples who share the collective weight of suffering. Working together, you'll develop emotion regulation skills for cultivating a relationship built on mutual safety, trust, and togetherness.

Chronic illness is now a part of your life—but it doesn't have to define your life, or your relationship. Once you've healed from the initial shock and trauma of a diagnosis, you will need to build lasting coping skills to navigate life with your partner. This evidence-based guide can help you, each step of the way.

To Stay in Love is a heartfelt, empowering guide for anyone who wants to build a love that endures—through seasons, struggles, and everyday life. Whether you’re newly in love, married for years, or learning to rebuild connection, this book offers real tools—not fluff—for navigating the beauty and the mess of commitment.

Feel like you're having a relationship with your own thoughts more than your partner? Tired of overthinking everything and still feeling misunderstood? Does loving your spouse feel like a mental load instead of an emotional connection? Overthinking is the hidden weight suffocating modern marriages. You want to be present, but your mind won’t stop spinning. You crave connection, but your thoughts create distance. You’re trying hard but somehow, everything still feels harder than it should be.

If Jenn had known her husband's family before they'd gotten married, there might never have been a wedding at all. Now she has to confront the reality that her new family holds ignorant—and, at times, racist—views, and that spending time around them triggers her ingrained trauma of growing up Black in the U.S. Why is it so hard for her to speak out against their prejudice? And, more importantly, what does it mean that her husband is silent in the face of all this?