Building Intimate Relationships

Author : Rita DeMaria
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135454396
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Intimate Relationships written by Rita DeMaria and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Rita DeMaria
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135454388
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building Intimate Relationships written by Rita DeMaria and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PAIRS course acts as a kind of bridge between marriage education and therapy, working both with couples in healthy relationships hoping to improve intimacy, and with distressed couples trying to save their marriages. Building Intimate Relationships is an edited work with contributions from the creator of the PAIRS program and the most experienced PAIRS leaders. It describes the elements of the PAIRS course and discusses the application of the theories and techniques taught in the PAIRS program. Chapters include discussions on intimacy, communication, conflict resolution, emotional literacy, sensuality and sexuality, spirituality and gender issues.

Author : Sharon S. Brehm
Publisher : New York : Random House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intimate Relationships written by Sharon S. Brehm and published by New York : Random House. This book was released on 1985 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stan Tatkin
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1648482988
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wired for Love written by Stan Tatkin and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Invaluable for so many partners looking to reconnect and grow closer together." —Gwyneth Paltrow, founder and CEO of goop "Stan Tatkin can be entirely followed into the towering infernos of our most painful relationship challenges." —Alanis Morissette, artist, activist, and wholeness advocate The complete “insider’s guide” to understanding your partner’s brain, sparking lasting connection, and enjoying a romantic relationship built on love and trust—now with more than 170,000 copies sold. “What the heck is my partner thinking?” “Why do they always react like this?” “How can we get back that connection we had in the beginning?” If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you aren’t alone, and it doesn’t mean that your relationship is doomed. Every person is wired for love differently—with different habits, needs, and reactions to conflict. The good news is that most people’s minds work in predictable ways and respond well to security, attachment, and routines, making it possible to neurologically prime the brain for greater love and connection and fewer conflicts. This go-to guide will show you how. Drawn from neuroscience, attachment theory, and emotion regulation, this highly anticipated second edition of Wired for Love presents cutting-edge research on how and why love lasts, and offers ten guiding principles that can improve any relationship. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new guidance on how to manage disagreements, as well as new exercises to help you create a sense of safety and security, establish healthy conflict ground rules, and deal with the threat of the third—any outside source which threatens the harmony in your relationship, including in-laws, alcohol, children, and affairs. You’ll find proven-effective strategies to help you strengthen your relationship by: Creating and maintaining a safe “couple bubble” Using morning and evening routines to stay connected Learning how to see your partner’s point of view Meeting each other halfway in a fight Becoming the expert on what makes your partner feel loved By using simple gestures and words, you’ll learn to put out emotional fires and help your partner feel appreciated and loved. You’ll also discover how to move past a “warring brain” mentality and toward a more cooperative “loving brain.” Most importantly, you’ll gain a better understanding of the complex dynamics at work behind love and trust in intimate relationships. While there’s no doubt that love is an inexact science, if you understand how you and your partner are wired differently, you can overcome your differences, and create a lasting intimate connection.

Author : Veronica Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781793513717
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intimate Relationships written by Veronica Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Intimate Relationships: Skills and Strategies that Lead to Success, editors Veronica Johnson, Kimberly Parrow, and Sara Polanchek bring together a collective of voices from different fields and perspectives to offer readers a comprehensive and practical guide to intimate relationships. The text considers all varieties of intimate relationships, including familial relationships, friendships, romantic relationships, and sexual relationships. Through revealing narratives and research, readers are encouraged to consider the many identities we each bring into our relationships, as well as how the practice of inclusivity and a greater understanding of differences can enhance intimacy. Dedicated chapters address the role of technology in modern relationships, interpersonal communication about sex, emotional intelligence, and managing conflict. Readers learn about the connection between friendship and mental health functioning, issues related to breakups, blended families, and dating later in life. Each chapter features contextual information, reflection questions, activities, and recommended reading to enhance the learning experience. Designed to provide readers with skills and knowledge they can apply in their everyday lives, Intimate Relationships is ideal for courses in psychology, counseling, counselor education, and others within the helping disciplines.

Author : David Khalaf
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 1611649110
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Kinship written by David Khalaf and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Same-sex marriage may be legal in America, but its still far from the accepted norm, especially in Christian circles. So where can LBGTQ Christians who desire a lifelong, covenantal relationship look for dating and marriage advice when Christian relationship guides have not only simply ignored but actively excluded same-sex couples? David and Constantino Khalaf struggled to find relational role models and guidance throughout dating, their engagement, and the early months of their marriage. To fill this void, they began writing Modern Kinship, a blog exploring the unique challenges queer couples face on the road from singleness to marital bliss. Part personal reflection, part commentary, and full of practical advice, Modern Kinship explores the biblical concept of kinship from a twenty-first-century perspective. This important resource tackles subjects such as dating outside of smartphone apps, overcoming church and family issues, meeting your partners parents, deciding when and how to have children, and finding your mission as a couple. Modern Kinship encourages queer Christian couples to build God-centered partnerships of trust and mutuality.

Author : Logan Ury
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982120649
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Not Die Alone written by Logan Ury and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “must-read” (The Washington Post) funny and practical guide to help you find, build, and keep the relationship of your dreams. Have you ever looked around and wondered, “Why has everyone found love except me?” You’re not the only one. Great relationships don’t just appear in our lives—they’re the culmination of a series of decisions, including whom to date, how to end it with the wrong person, and when to commit to the right one. But our brains often get in the way. We make poor decisions, which thwart us on our quest to find lasting love. Drawing from years of research, behavioral scientist turned dating coach Logan Ury reveals the hidden forces that cause those mistakes. But awareness on its own doesn’t lead to results. You have to actually change your behavior. Ury shows you how. This “simple-to-use guide” (Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) focuses on a different decision in each chapter, incorporating insights from behavioral science, original research, and real-life stories. You’ll learn: -What’s holding you back in dating (and how to break the pattern) -What really matters in a long-term partner (and what really doesn’t) -How to overcome the perils of online dating (and make the apps work for you) -How to meet more people in real life (while doing activities you love) -How to make dates fun again (so they stop feeling like job interviews) -Why “the spark” is a myth (but you’ll find love anyway) This “data-driven” (Time), step-by-step guide to relationships, complete with hands-on exercises, is designed to transform your life. How to Not Die Alone will help you find, build, and keep the relationship of your dreams.

Author : Chrisanna Northrup
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307951642
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Normal Bar written by Chrisanna Northrup and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on data obtained from nearly 100,000 respondents, here is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to learn the relationship-tested ways couples can achieve satisfaction and contentment in areas such as communication, sex, affection, and financial cooperation. What constitutes “normal” behavior among happy couples? What steps you should take if that “normal” is one you want to strive for? To help answer those questions, wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup teamed with two of America’s top sociologists, Yale Ph.D. Pepper Schwartz and Harvard Ph.D. James Witte, to design a unique interactive survey that would draw feedback from around the world. What has resulted is the clearest picture yet of how well couples are communicating, romancing each other, satisfying each other in the bedroom, sharing financial responsibilities, and staying faithful – or not. Since the Normal Bar survey methodology sorts for age and gender, racial and geographic differences and sexual preferences, the authors are able to reveal , for example, what happens to passion as we grow older, which gender wants what when it comes to sex, the factors that spur marital combat, how kids figure in, how being gay or bisexual turns out to be both different and the same, and –regardless of background -- the tiny habits that drive partners absolutely batty. The book is dense with revelations, from the unexpected popularity of certain sexual positions, to the average number of times happy – and unhappy -- couples kiss, to the prevalence of lying, to the surprising loyalty most men and women feel for their partner (even when in a deteriorating relationship), to the vivid and idiosyncratic ways individuals of different ages, genders and nationalities describe their “ideal romantic evening.” Much more than a peek behind the relationship curtain, The Normal Bar offers readers an array of prescriptive tools that will help them establish a “new normal.” Mindful of what keeps couples stuck in ruts, the book’s authors suggest practical and life-changing ways to break cycles of disappointment and frustration.

Author : Thomas N. Bradbury
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393640250
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intimate Relationships written by Thomas N. Bradbury and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current and diverse: a perfect match for today's student

Author : Loren Falzone
Publisher : Couples in Bloom
ISBN 13 : 9780578039480
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intimate Anatomy written by Loren Falzone and published by Couples in Bloom. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimacy has an anatomy. Owning and using the components of intimacy is how relationships maximize. God invented intimacy for his relationships with those who love him, both male and female, whom the Bible calls the bride of Christ. He created marriage after that same pattern, so couples could experience both spiritual and human intimacy using the same principles. God made people in His image, and the root meaning of the word image in the Bible is shadow. Marriage is the image, or shadow, of God's relationship with his church. This workbook has simple, down-to-earth instruction for building intimacy with God, and with your spouse, based on the relationship-building pattern found throughout the Bible. The centerfold of this workbook is a diagram entitled A Shadow Named Marriage©. It illustrates God's relationship-building pattern, and each chapter in the workbook explains one of the pattern's steps. Grasping each chapter before going on to the next is important. Preview the centerfold diagram before using the workbook to see which steps you have experienced with God on the spiritual part of it. Do the same for your marriage on the physical part. Referring to it often will help you benefit from each chapter. Intimacy needs ownership and focus, thus the famous slogan, "into-me-see". Intimacy delivers more pleasure than fantasy because it is real and owns the ultimate power of truth. Relationship requires involvement and this workbook requires reader interaction. Chapters are intentionally short; readers finish the book with their own life details. Scripture is more than history; it has eternal principles which God personally brings to life for everyone who truly wants his help. He made intimacy without limits, allowing continuous improvement for everyone who chooses to follow Him there. Intimacy begins by you becoming the passionate bride of Christ, the spiritual model of the earthly marriage you long for... whether you are married or not. This is true because God is the author of intimacy, and because he already wants intimacy with you. Therefore, it is now your response to his love that is the key to you having intimacy in that relationship. Intimacy within marriage takes more time and work, because both partners are only human. However, developing intimacy with God shows you how God designed relationships to work. Once both spouses have growing intimacy with God, their intimacy as a couple has divine power to multiply, as you will see. Intimacy becomes a way of life, with never-ending opportunities for increase. Whatever is valuable has a counterfeit, which is not valuable. Real relationships are valuable, whereas shallow interactions are counterfeit. Intimacy is valuable, whereas fantasy and lust are counterfeits. God is eternal, and the things of God own the power of endurance and increase. Following God's relationship-building pattern aligns you to receive the power that he, the author of intimacy, reserves for it. Doing something else simply cannot access this power. Intimacy has an anatomy, and God wants you to have it. It is okay if you know nothing about God or the Bible. This workbook introduces you to what he is like and what he has to say. Please visit our Internet website www.intimateanatomy.com for more information about getting to know him personally. For now, get ready to receive some good news. We still use this workbook ourselves because the truths in it are timeless. Couples we have counseled found this workbook very helpful for building intimacy and we believe your relationship will greatly benefit as well. It is time to discover the components of Intimate Anatomy.