Building Relationships

Proven ways to improve your child's self-esteem. A solid sense of self-worth helps your child make good choices, develop healthy relationships, and work to achieve his or her dreams. But what's the best way to instill self-confidence while still teaching your child to value and care about others? Based on a biblical understanding of human worth, Building Confidence in Your Child teaches you how to parent positively and help your child grow into a secure adult who is poised for success in life.

There are powerful but invisible laws that determine whether your relationships - with your clients, colleagues, and friends - will thrive or wither. These relationship laws are ever-present. When you align with them, the results are dramatic. Your network will grow rapidly. You'll be seen by clients as a trusted partner rather than an expense to be managed. And you'll find the people around you eager to help you succeed. When you ignore the laws, however, your efforts will falter. Relationship building will seem like very hard work.

We all need healthy, secure relationships in order to thrive—but they can be hard to build and maintain. Where do you start? According to marriage and family therapist Michelle Becker, the answer is with yourself. By learning to practice self-compassion, you are better able to respond to your partner with love and acceptance—even when they inevitably cannot meet your every need. This caring and insightful guide shows you how to stop defaulting to feelings of annoyance, disappointment, or detachment.

According to Drs. Larry Crabb and Dan Allender, encouragement is more than a compliment or a pat on the back. It's a skill that can be mastered by anyone. Crabb and Allender ask: "What must we know in order to fulfill the biblical exhortation to 'encourage one another?'" Part one deals with understanding encouragement, and part two explores the process of encouragement, including such practical how-tos as developing a careful selection of encouraging words; cultivating active listening skills; using biblical fellowship to move beyond superficial smiles.

Since the boom of social media in the mid-2000s, tens of millions of people have started their own platforms in hopes of creating success on their own terms. But with great visibility comes great vulnerability. We become riddled with self-doubt and trapped performing a version of what we believe will be acceptable to others—optimized for more external approval and algorithmic success. What if the mere act of being followed—including the criticism, judgment, and expectation social media creates—could actually become a tool for your personal growth?

Discover the power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, rewire your brain, free your mind from negativity and set yourself up for success.

Discover the key to a lasting and fulfilling marriage through the transformative lens of equality. In this insightful and practical guide, Charles O. Brown delves into the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, and emotional connection that form the foundation of strong, balanced relationships.

These days, many of us find it easier to avoid face-to-face contact in favor of technological shortcuts. Why take the trouble to meet someone in person when we can simply send an email or a text? But as Michael Gelb argues in this compelling book, the meaningful relationships that come from real interaction are the basis of success. In The Art of Connection, Gelb offers listeners seven methods of developing better rapport in their professional and personal lives.

Dr. Leaf shares a clear and effective five-step plan to teach your child how to manage their mind so they can live a life with greater resilience, health, and happiness.

In today's world, there is a permanent advantage to becoming known in your field. Those who are known get the customers, the better jobs, and the invitations to exclusive opportunities. But can anybody become known? In this path-finding book, author Mark Schaefer provides a step-by-step plan followed by the most successful people in diverse careers like banking, education, real estate, construction, fashion, and more.

You already have the key to unlocking your real personality and fearlessly creating your authentic life free of labels and comparisons–you just need to be shown how. Whether you’re a nerd or a jock, an overachiever or an underachiever, a loner or an outcast, that is not your entire identity. It’s just one tiny part of the vast you.

Are you tired of the endless cycle of self-centered thinking and strained relationships? Do you want to build meaningful connections, embrace vulnerability, and live a life filled with genuine empathy? How to Stop Being a Narcissist is your compassionate guide to breaking free from the patterns that hold you back. This transformative book offers a step-by-step roadmap to help you identify, understand, and overcome narcissistic behaviors while creating space for emotional growth and authentic living.

In The Emotional Intelligence Skills Workbook, psychologists Matthew McKay and Stephanie Catella draw from emotion efficacy therapy (EET) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to offer a wealth of practical skills you can use to navigate difficult conversations effectively while maintaining your relationships. You'll learn what emotional intelligence (EI) is, and why strengthening it can help you overcome conflict with others.

Richly illustrated with clinical stories from Burgo's 35 years in private practice, this self-help book also describes the myriad ways that unacknowledged shame often hides behind a broad spectrum of mental disorders including social anxiety, narcissism, addiction, and masochism.

How does a woman build her house? Nancy Wilson begins with the kitchen table, remembering how each scratch and stain in the wood chronicles "hours of stories and jokes, questions and concerns (through courtships and pregnancies), prayers and discussions." She continues, each essay full of stories and encouragement—the beauty of imperfection, the comfort of Velveeta, the strengths of mothers- and daughters-in-law, the honesty that is submission, the laughter of reading aloud.

Break free from the chaos of disorganized attachment and build secure, lasting relationships—even if relationship struggles have left you feeling hopeless for years. Do you find yourself trapped in a cycle of emotional instability, swinging between intense closeness and overwhelming distance? Are trust issues and fear of abandonment constant in your relationships? Does your self-worth falter, leaving you questioning your value even in healthy connections? You’re not alone. Many struggle with disorganized attachment, but change is possible.

If you're in a stepfamily, you may not be able to pause this book. It tracks the experiences of several real step-couples as they navigate the multiple issues and relationships in a stepfamily. Research validated strategies are clearly offered that, when incorporated, greatly reduce stepfamily conflicts.

With Dr. Harley's expert guidance, couples will be able to avoid the major causes of marital unhappiness and disappointment. Instead of tearing their marriage apart, they will learn to build it into the marriage they had needed and wanted. This book is a perfect companion to His Needs, Her Needs and will be useful to pastors, counselors, and couples.

El apego ansioso puede ensombrecer muchas relaciones, siendo a menudo la causa principal de los problemas de pareja. Por el contrario, las relaciones prósperas y duraderas se caracterizan por la ausencia de rasgos de apego ansioso. Este libro te ayudará a comprender el origen de tu estilo de apego ansioso, a superarlo recuperando la confianza en ti mismo con consejos prácticos y aplicables que puedes empezar a implementar hoy mismo y apreciar los progresos en ti y en tus relaciones.

Break up with blame and create happier, healthier relationships - replace negative self-talk with self-love, forgiveness, compassion, and joy!