A best-selling series continues as a popular self-help motivator and his wife offer their formula for building a growing and positive relationship, discussing the under-appreciated role of stress in h
Living together is widely accepted and this is the first book to take a serious and non-judgmental look at helping these couples improve the fitness of their relationships. This first-ever Fitness Gui
What does healthy intimacy look like? How we do we keep the energy and passion alive in long-term relationships? What practices can help us forgive our partner when he or she has hurt us? How can we g
In 1967, the US Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia. Although this case promotes marital freedom and racial equality, there are still significant legal and social barriers to the free formation of intimate relationships. Marriage continues to be the sole measure of commitment, mixed relationships continue to be rare, and same-sex marriage is only legal in 6 out of 50 states. Most discussion of Loving celebrates the symbolic dismantling of marital discrimination. This book, however, takes a more critical approach to ask how Loving has influenced the 'loving' of America. How far have we come since then and what effect did the case have on individual lives?
Going through this world in relationship with other people inevitably creates connections in our inner being called soul ties. When these relationships are loving, supportive, and nurturing, positive
Scudder and Bishop (Lynchburg College), friends and colleagues for 20 years, describe a particular kind of loving, long-lasting relationship between men and women as "dialogical love": more than frien
While most of us have moments of loving freely and openly, it is often hard to sustain this where it matters most—in our intimate relationships. Why, if love is so great and powerful, are human relati
What is your number one priority in life? Renowned pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren teaches us that LOVE is to be that priority -- loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor
"Your partner can and should meet all of your emotional needs." "All disagreements can and should be resolved." “Great relationships require little maintenance.”Old models of marriage such as these ar
One of the unspoken aspects of mourning concerns the ways that loss affects our intimate relationships and our sexual expressiveness. This text opens these subjects for conversation, with the aim of p
It has often been said that "if white America has a case of the sniffles, Black America catches walking pneumonia." When this credo is applied to relationships, common problems such as inadequate com
A new, four-stage approach to the popular Buddhist practice known as loving-kindness meditation, with the aim of finding unconditional love in our own hearts, in our relationships, and in our percepti
This is the first book to illustrate how the eating disorder is used as a metaphoric voice — sometimes the only voice available to a person with an eating disorder — when relationships break down. It
BUILD THE STRONG, DEEPLY POWERFUL RELATIONSHIPS YOU'VE ALWAYS DESIREDWe all crave the heartwarming, incomparable connection of intimacy. But oftentimes, this complete, unrestrained sharing of ourselv
Written by a clinical psychologist, Siblings arms parents with the tools needed to create positive sibling relationships. Highly practical, and based solidly in clinical research, it not only describe
Advice, insight, and inspiration for relishing the single life! We live in a country that places an unhealthy emphasis on relationships, yet nearly 50 percent of all American women are single. But
