Reclaim Your Relationship: A Workbook of Exercises and Techniques to Help You Reconnect with Your Partner
Autor Ronald T. Potter-Efron, Patricia S. Potter-Efronen Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mai 2006
Ron Potter–Efron, MSW, PhD and Pat Potter–Efron, MS (Eau Claire, WS) are psychotherapists in private practice. They are the authors of Letting Go of Anger (1–572–24001–6) and Letting Go of Shame (0–894–86635–4).
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ISBN-13: 9780471749325
ISBN-10: 047174932X
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 187 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
ISBN-10: 047174932X
Pagini: 226
Dimensiuni: 187 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States
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Couples who want to reconnect with their partners.Descriere
Say and mean the three little words that will save your relationship
"I love you" is probably the most important sentence in the English language: it can enrich your marriage on a good day and heal the worst wounds in bad times. But for many couples, saying and meaning it has fallen not only out of their vocabulary but also out of their marriage. Now, Ron and Pat Potter–Efron, marriage therapists who have been happily married for thirty–seven years, combine their real–life and clinical experience to help you improve your relationship.
Reclaim Your Relationship presents forty–six engaging, hands–on exercises to help you say "I love you" with ease and confidence while reaping the benefits of loving and being loved. Addressing the three types of people who have difficulty expressing their love people who can′t get the words out, people who can′t show their love, and people who can′t receive love this interactive workbook shows you how to:
"I love you" is probably the most important sentence in the English language: it can enrich your marriage on a good day and heal the worst wounds in bad times. But for many couples, saying and meaning it has fallen not only out of their vocabulary but also out of their marriage. Now, Ron and Pat Potter–Efron, marriage therapists who have been happily married for thirty–seven years, combine their real–life and clinical experience to help you improve your relationship.
Reclaim Your Relationship presents forty–six engaging, hands–on exercises to help you say "I love you" with ease and confidence while reaping the benefits of loving and being loved. Addressing the three types of people who have difficulty expressing their love people who can′t get the words out, people who can′t show their love, and people who can′t receive love this interactive workbook shows you how to:
- Practice saying, showing, and accepting love
- Re–energize your relationship with your partner
- Address the special needs of the person in your life
- Love and express love even if you lacked demonstrative affection as a child
- Overcome the hurt of a bad relationship and reclaim your faith in real love
- Save a relationship that has drifted
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Say and mean the three little words that will save your relationship
"I love you" is probably the most important sentence in the English language: it can enrich your marriage on a good day and heal the worst wounds in bad times. But for many couples, saying and meaning it has fallen not only out of their vocabulary but also out of their marriage. Now, Ron and Pat Potter–Efron, marriage therapists who have been happily married for thirty–seven years, combine their real–life and clinical experience to help you improve your relationship.
Reclaim Your Relationship presents forty–six engaging, hands–on exercises to help you say "I love you" with ease and confidence while reaping the benefits of loving and being loved. Addressing the three types of people who have difficulty expressing their love people who can′t get the words out, people who can′t show their love, and people who can′t receive love this interactive workbook shows you how to:
"I love you" is probably the most important sentence in the English language: it can enrich your marriage on a good day and heal the worst wounds in bad times. But for many couples, saying and meaning it has fallen not only out of their vocabulary but also out of their marriage. Now, Ron and Pat Potter–Efron, marriage therapists who have been happily married for thirty–seven years, combine their real–life and clinical experience to help you improve your relationship.
Reclaim Your Relationship presents forty–six engaging, hands–on exercises to help you say "I love you" with ease and confidence while reaping the benefits of loving and being loved. Addressing the three types of people who have difficulty expressing their love people who can′t get the words out, people who can′t show their love, and people who can′t receive love this interactive workbook shows you how to:
- Practice saying, showing, and accepting love
- Re–energize your relationship with your partner
- Address the special needs of the person in your life
- Love and express love even if you lacked demonstrative affection as a child
- Overcome the hurt of a bad relationship and reclaim your faith in real love
- Save a relationship that has drifted
Cuprins
Acknowledgments. Introduction.
PART ONE: How to Say I Love You .
1. Practice, practice, practice: Developing the positive habit of saying I love you .
2. Say I love you ten times to your partner.
3. Challenge the old, cold thoughts that keep you from saying I love you .
4. Say I love you with no strings attached: Be careful of your expectations.
5. Learn why you have trouble saying I love you .
6. Saying I love you : Getting started and keeping going.
7. Explore nonverbal ways to say I love you .
8. Say I love you with creativity, humor, and imagination.
9. Praise helps your partner feel loved.
10. Write a love letter to your partner.
11. Share your deepest hopes, dreams, and yearnings with your partner.
12. Practice intimacy: Saying I love you by opening the gates to your private world.
13. Say I love you during really hard times.
14. Don t keep it a secret: Tell others you love your partner.
15. Choosing not to hurt your partner: What not to say in the name of love.
PART TWO: How to Show Love.
16. Show your love by making time for your partner.
17. The doubly loving relationship: Becoming helpmates and best friends.
18. Listen with love.
19. Show love by understanding your partner.
20. Show love by accepting difference.
21. Love needs trust to form a strong bond.
22. Show your love by respecting your partner.
23. There s a difference between having sex and making love.
24. One of the best times to show your love is during conflict.
25. Give your partner the gifts he or she really wants.
26. Do something generous for your partner.
27. Unexpected surprises add romance to your relationship.
28. Keep I love you special: Don t misuse or overuse the words.
29. Follow the accordion model of a loving relationship: Recognize the value of both closeness and temporary separation.
30. There must be fifty ways to love a leaver: Helping the partner who runs from closeness.
PART THREE: How to Take In Love.
31. Make a promise to yourself to take in your partner s love and affection.
32. Put your no on the shelf: Choosing to let in your partner s love.
33. The five steps that let you take in love.
34. Take in love one small bit at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
35. You can t take in what you don t see: Notice the times when your partner is caring and considerate.
36. How to avoid the slide into defensiveness (only looking for the bad stuff ).
37. Give your partner opportunities to be loving.
38. Practice taking in love every time you give it out: Breathe in silver and breathe out gold.
39. Take in love at your growing edge.
40. Let love in even though you ve been hurt before.
41. Take in love and comfort even when you have difficulty loving yourself.
42. Act as if you believe people love you until you actually believe it.
43. The hole in the bucket problem: Recognize and understand why you have trouble taking in love.
44. Don t be greedy: Nobody owes you constant love or attention.
45. My lover s love is like . . . Writing analogies and a story about your partner s love.
46. The spiritual aspects of taking in your partner s love.
References.
Index.
PART ONE: How to Say I Love You .
1. Practice, practice, practice: Developing the positive habit of saying I love you .
2. Say I love you ten times to your partner.
3. Challenge the old, cold thoughts that keep you from saying I love you .
4. Say I love you with no strings attached: Be careful of your expectations.
5. Learn why you have trouble saying I love you .
6. Saying I love you : Getting started and keeping going.
7. Explore nonverbal ways to say I love you .
8. Say I love you with creativity, humor, and imagination.
9. Praise helps your partner feel loved.
10. Write a love letter to your partner.
11. Share your deepest hopes, dreams, and yearnings with your partner.
12. Practice intimacy: Saying I love you by opening the gates to your private world.
13. Say I love you during really hard times.
14. Don t keep it a secret: Tell others you love your partner.
15. Choosing not to hurt your partner: What not to say in the name of love.
PART TWO: How to Show Love.
16. Show your love by making time for your partner.
17. The doubly loving relationship: Becoming helpmates and best friends.
18. Listen with love.
19. Show love by understanding your partner.
20. Show love by accepting difference.
21. Love needs trust to form a strong bond.
22. Show your love by respecting your partner.
23. There s a difference between having sex and making love.
24. One of the best times to show your love is during conflict.
25. Give your partner the gifts he or she really wants.
26. Do something generous for your partner.
27. Unexpected surprises add romance to your relationship.
28. Keep I love you special: Don t misuse or overuse the words.
29. Follow the accordion model of a loving relationship: Recognize the value of both closeness and temporary separation.
30. There must be fifty ways to love a leaver: Helping the partner who runs from closeness.
PART THREE: How to Take In Love.
31. Make a promise to yourself to take in your partner s love and affection.
32. Put your no on the shelf: Choosing to let in your partner s love.
33. The five steps that let you take in love.
34. Take in love one small bit at a time to avoid feeling overwhelmed.
35. You can t take in what you don t see: Notice the times when your partner is caring and considerate.
36. How to avoid the slide into defensiveness (only looking for the bad stuff ).
37. Give your partner opportunities to be loving.
38. Practice taking in love every time you give it out: Breathe in silver and breathe out gold.
39. Take in love at your growing edge.
40. Let love in even though you ve been hurt before.
41. Take in love and comfort even when you have difficulty loving yourself.
42. Act as if you believe people love you until you actually believe it.
43. The hole in the bucket problem: Recognize and understand why you have trouble taking in love.
44. Don t be greedy: Nobody owes you constant love or attention.
45. My lover s love is like . . . Writing analogies and a story about your partner s love.
46. The spiritual aspects of taking in your partner s love.
References.
Index.
Notă biografică
RON POTTER–EFRON, M.S.W., P.h.D., and PAT POTTER–EFRON, M.S., are psychotherapists in private practice. They have written several successful books on the subject of anger and now, after thirty–seven years of marriage, are focusing on helping others achieve the same fulfillment and happiness they have known and been able to bring to their clients as marriage therapists.