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The Resource Marriage meetings for lasting love : 30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted, Marcia Naomi Berger ; foreword by Linda Bloom

Marriage meetings for lasting love : 30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted, Marcia Naomi Berger ; foreword by Linda Bloom

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Summary
  • "Because they are the product of failed marriages and watch so many of their peers divorce, most couples don't have many successful long-term relationship role models. Parenting and communication issues are perennial while some challenges - like increasingly 24/7 work lives and economic hardships - mark the current decade. Despite all this, psychotherapist and clinical social worker Marcia Naomi Berger asserts that most couples can make love last, they just need to learn how. Berger answers that need with a deceptively simple prescription: have an interruption-free 45-minute (or shorter) meeting each week and follow an agenda that includes the kind of appreciation and planning for fun that fosters intimacy and paves the way for collaborative conflict resolution. Berger has refined these techniques while working with hundreds of couples - with results that are both practical and profound"--
  • ""Outlines a simple format for spouses, partners, or members of a couple to use to meet weekly, facilitating good communication about schedules, finances, and parenting, as well as love, trust, and shared goals. The meeting elements are appreciation, responsibilities, planning for good times together, and working through challenges. Author is a psychotherapist with more than 25 years' experience"--Provided by publisher"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xviii, 211 pages
Contents
  • Part 1. Preparing for your marriage meetings. Marriage meeting basics: Overview and techniques ; Debunking marriage myths
  • Part 2. Conducting the four parts of a marriage meeting. Expressing appreciation ; Coordinating chores ; Planning for good times ; Addressing problems and challenges
  • Part 3. Communication skills for effective meetings. I-Statements ; Self-talk ; More communication techniques for marriage meeting
  • Part 4. Transforming relationships with marriage meetings. Opposites attract, and then what? Ken and Lauren ; Resolving an in-law issue: Ned and Amy ; Handling a money conflict: Sally and Michael ; Couple progresses from verbal abuse to healthier relating: Wendy and Zack ; Marriage meeting techniques support couple therapy: Oliver and Robin
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. The marriage meeting agenda: A quick reference guide
  • Appendix B: The feelings inventories and needs inventory
Isbn
9781608682232
Instance
Label
Marriage meetings for lasting love : 30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted
Title
Marriage meetings for lasting love
Title remainder
30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted
Statement of responsibility
Marcia Naomi Berger ; foreword by Linda Bloom
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • "Because they are the product of failed marriages and watch so many of their peers divorce, most couples don't have many successful long-term relationship role models. Parenting and communication issues are perennial while some challenges - like increasingly 24/7 work lives and economic hardships - mark the current decade. Despite all this, psychotherapist and clinical social worker Marcia Naomi Berger asserts that most couples can make love last, they just need to learn how. Berger answers that need with a deceptively simple prescription: have an interruption-free 45-minute (or shorter) meeting each week and follow an agenda that includes the kind of appreciation and planning for fun that fosters intimacy and paves the way for collaborative conflict resolution. Berger has refined these techniques while working with hundreds of couples - with results that are both practical and profound"--
  • ""Outlines a simple format for spouses, partners, or members of a couple to use to meet weekly, facilitating good communication about schedules, finances, and parenting, as well as love, trust, and shared goals. The meeting elements are appreciation, responsibilities, planning for good times together, and working through challenges. Author is a psychotherapist with more than 25 years' experience"--Provided by publisher"--
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1944-
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Berger, Marcia Naomi
Dewey number
616.89/1562
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ10
LC item number
.B47 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Marriage counseling
  • Couples therapy
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage
  • SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Conflict Resolution
  • FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance
  • Couples therapy
  • Marriage counseling
Label
Marriage meetings for lasting love : 30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted, Marcia Naomi Berger ; foreword by Linda Bloom
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1. Preparing for your marriage meetings. Marriage meeting basics: Overview and techniques ; Debunking marriage myths -- Part 2. Conducting the four parts of a marriage meeting. Expressing appreciation ; Coordinating chores ; Planning for good times ; Addressing problems and challenges -- Part 3. Communication skills for effective meetings. I-Statements ; Self-talk ; More communication techniques for marriage meeting -- Part 4. Transforming relationships with marriage meetings. Opposites attract, and then what? Ken and Lauren ; Resolving an in-law issue: Ned and Amy ; Handling a money conflict: Sally and Michael ; Couple progresses from verbal abuse to healthier relating: Wendy and Zack ; Marriage meeting techniques support couple therapy: Oliver and Robin -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The marriage meeting agenda: A quick reference guide -- Appendix B: The feelings inventories and needs inventory
Control code
1095787
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xviii, 211 pages
Isbn
9781608682232
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2013041027
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781608682232
  • (OCoLC)852223593
Label
Marriage meetings for lasting love : 30 minutes a week to the relationship you've always wanted, Marcia Naomi Berger ; foreword by Linda Bloom
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1. Preparing for your marriage meetings. Marriage meeting basics: Overview and techniques ; Debunking marriage myths -- Part 2. Conducting the four parts of a marriage meeting. Expressing appreciation ; Coordinating chores ; Planning for good times ; Addressing problems and challenges -- Part 3. Communication skills for effective meetings. I-Statements ; Self-talk ; More communication techniques for marriage meeting -- Part 4. Transforming relationships with marriage meetings. Opposites attract, and then what? Ken and Lauren ; Resolving an in-law issue: Ned and Amy ; Handling a money conflict: Sally and Michael ; Couple progresses from verbal abuse to healthier relating: Wendy and Zack ; Marriage meeting techniques support couple therapy: Oliver and Robin -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. The marriage meeting agenda: A quick reference guide -- Appendix B: The feelings inventories and needs inventory
Control code
1095787
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
xviii, 211 pages
Isbn
9781608682232
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2013041027
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781608682232
  • (OCoLC)852223593

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