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From our earliest years, we develop an attachment style that follows us through life, replaying in our daily emotional landscape, our relationships, and how we feel about ourselves. And in the wake of a traumatic event - such as a car accident, severe illness, loss of a loved one, or experience of abuse - that attachment style can deeply influence what happens next.

Creating a happy, lifelong marriage is about much more than physical compatibility. It's about a lifestyle of 24-7 intimacy that bonds couples in a mutually satisfying relationship. In The Intimate Connection, best-selling marriage expert Dr. Kevin Leman explores key secrets to the love life couples crave.

Step into iconic relationship therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as 8 anonymous couples in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their story. From illness to parenting to the end of a marriage, it's a space for difficult conversations and greater understanding. It's also a place for us to listen and feel empowered in our own relationships. So…where should we begin?

Every relationship has its highs and lows, but we often don't know what to do with our "lows," or how we ended up there. What is creating friction, exacerbating our pain, and standing in the way of intimacy? More often than not, it is the stories of our past drifting into the present. But if we are willing to look at them closely, we will be able to write a new story for the future. With more than seventy years of therapeutic experience combined, Dan Allender and Steve Call demonstrate how God is inviting you and your partner to a wild faith journey with the hope of transformation.

Ever feel like no matter how clearly you speak… he still doesn’t hear you? You’re not imagining it. You’ve been stuck in the same silent loop that 91% of women face—what I call the Invisible Voice Cycle. That exhausting pattern where you try to express yourself calmly, lovingly, even perfectly… and still walk away feeling unheard, dismissed, or like the “nag” you never wanted to be. It’s time for something different.

Based on a groundbreaking in-depth survey of 22,000 Christian women, The Great Sex Rescue unlocks the secrets to what makes some marriages red hot while others fizzle out. Generations of women have grown up with messages about sex that make them feel dirty, used, or invisible, while men have been sold such a cheapened version of sex, they don't know what they're missing. The Great Sex Rescue hopes to turn all of that around, developing a truly biblical view of sex where mutuality, intimacy, and passion reign.

The New York Times best-selling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship, now fully revised with a new foreword and a brand-new chapter.

Struggling to connect with the woman you love? Feeling like you’re speaking two different languages? You’re not alone—and it’s not your fault. And it's not her's either. Communication breakdown is one of the leading causes of stress, conflict, and emotional distance in marriage. But the truth is, learning how to talk to your wife—and listen in a way that makes her feel truly heard—is a skill any man can master. In How to Speak to Your Wife, you’ll discover a practical, relatable guide to navigating conversations with the woman who matters most. No therapy jargon. No shaming. ...

What happens when “I do” becomes “I don’t”? In Calling It Off, Katherine Rose Woller, an “almost bride” herself, uses her hard-fought growth, honest reflection, vulnerability, and ultimately flawed human experience to highlight the realities of what it’s like to call off a wedding. By sharing her transformative journey through the fire of a failed engagement and back, she draws on the relatable yet profoundly stigmatized experience of calling off a wedding to illustrate the importance of trusting your gut, stepping through fear, and living authentically for you.

For her latest Audible Original, Where Should We Begin?: The Arc of Love, Esther Perel invites you to listen to private and intimate conversations exploring the evolution of relationships. Hear six sets of people at different points in their quests for romantic and familial love, including a young couple whose immigration status has forced them to consider marriage, a stepmother trying to put the pieces back together for four children whose mother died by suicide, a nonbinary child desperate to connect with their single mother, and more.

Are you feeling desperate because you want to save your marriage - but your spouse doesn't want to? Perhaps you want to stop your divorce. Perhaps they are involved with someone else or have simply had enough. Don't despair! There IS a way to get them to come back to you. In this volume of the acclaimed "Growing in Love for Life" series, marriage and relationship coach Liam Naden will show you: - the 5 things you must NOT do if you want your spouse to stay. If you are doing ANY these it is very likely that you will drive them away completely. - the 7 steps you MUST take to ensure they want ...

Rebuild the lost trust in your relationship, heal from the trauma of infidelity, and create a stronger, more resilient marriage with a proven program based on 22 years of clinical experience. Nothing hurts more than discovering your partner has been unfaithful. But an affair doesn’t mean your partner doesn’t love you or that your relationship is over. Many couples have recovered from infidelity and saved their marriages. You can too.

You don’t just marry your spouse, you marry their family—and dealing with your in-laws isn’t always easy. Women in particular often find themselves trapped in a toxic cycle with their mothers-in-law, doomed to feel like either a victim or a villain no matter what they do. In this indispensable resource, clinical psychologist and couples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish helps women step outside the victim/villain binary and forge a healthy relationship with their mother-in-law that aligns with and prioritizes their marriage and overall well-being.

A candid companion to the best-selling guide for women, The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex gives you suggestions for a fulfilling sex life for both you and your wife, whether you're just starting out or simply want to make your sex life what you've always hoped it would be and aren't sure how to get there.

Unlock deeper connections and lasting love with conflict-free conversations, even if past attempts have failed. Are you constantly caught in a cycle of misunderstandings that escalate into arguments? Do you find it challenging to express your emotions without fear of causing conflict? Are you struggling to adapt communication during significant life changes, like welcoming a new family member or transitioning to a new job? You're not alone if you answered "yes" to any of these questions. Many couples face these exact dilemmas, but this doesn't have to be your story.

Infidelity, affair, cheating, betrayal… Whatever word you choose to express it, these acts have been happening since marriages first took place. Statistics stating how many marriages are effected by an affair range from 25% - 75%, all depending on how an affair has been defined. Infidelity has always generally been considered taboo and forbidden. Today they are frowned upon just as they were in biblical times; however they are still an extremely common occurrence. Despite knowing the statistics, the history, or understating the disdain associated with an affair, when one occurs within ...

I went into shock when I discovered his affair. I was married to a man I thought I knew for 13 years. He is the father of our four children. My heart shattered that morning, as I stared at the screen on his phone. In an instant I felt everything I once treasured, slip away. You don’t understand this anguish, until you have felt it for yourself. Infidelity happened to other couples, not to us. Ben and I were happy, we were strong, and we were in love. I was wrong. Three years later, Ben and I are still married, raising our children together. We are happy, we are strong, and we are in love....

Passionate Marriage has long been recognized as the pioneering book on intimate human relationships. Now with a new preface by the author, this updated edition explores the ways we can keep passion alive and even reach the height of sexual and emotional fulfillment later in life. Acclaimed psychologist David Schnarch guides couples toward greater intimacy with proven techniques developed in his clinical practice and worldwide workshops.

Fair Play is a time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up chores and responsibilities. Rodsky interviewed more than 500 men and women from all walks of life to figure out what the invisible work in a family actually entails and how to get it all done efficiently. With four easy-to-follow rules, 100 household tasks, and a series of conversation starters for you and your partner, Fair Play helps you prioritize what's important to your family and who should take the lead on every chore from laundry to homework to dinner.

The purpose of this book is to save marriages and lives of people, who cheat not because they want to hurt their partner, but because they cannot control their biological evolutionary urges. This book is a comprehensive guide for all the precautions a person needs to take while cheating his wife. It explains in a simple scientific manner, the biological makeup of a man and why he does what he does. In recent times the male gender of the homo sapien species has been labelled as a pervert, rapist, molester and what not. While it is true that the male gender is committing crimes, the reasons ...