Marriage Development

In this revised and updated edition of the best-selling book A Lifelong Love, author Gary Thomas shares that when couples pursue spiritual purpose and worship it builds lasting intimacy and friendship between them. Whether listeners are feeling discouraged about their marriage or simply want to infuse their relationship with greater spiritual and relational passion, A Lifelong Love offers the guidance they need to embrace the eternal intentions that God has for them.

Research reveals that American kids lag behind in academic achievement, happiness, and wellness. Christine Gross-Loh exposes culturally determined norms we have about "good parenting," and asks, Are there parenting strategies other countries are getting right that we are not? This book takes us across the globe and examines how parents successfully foster resilience, creativity, independence, and academic excellence in their children.

A long-term marriage has to move beyond chemistry to compatibility, to friendship, to companionship. As Newbery Medal winner Madeleine L'Engle describes a relationship characterized by compassion, respect, and growth, as well as challenge and conflict, she beautifully evokes the life she and her husband, actor Hugh Franklin, built and the family they cherished. Beginning with their very different childhoods, L'Engle chronicles the twists and turns that led two young artists to New York City in the 1940s.

Are you sick of endlessly struggling with complicated diets and detox plans that are impossible to keep up with? The Two Week Transformation is a simple, straightforward system that will start to change your body in just two weeks.

The purpose of the book is to increase the wife’s sexual stimulation. Around fifty is the age when men begin obtaining either testosterone replacement or trying erectile dysfunction drugs. Over the next twenty years many others will try them. In all the motivation is dissatisfaction with sex. Usually it is the husband who is unhappy with his erections, which means he is unhappy with his orgasms. Around this time the wife is usually undergoing hormonal changes which can also cause various disruptions in the couples sex life.

Would you risk everything just to get a first date? Would you fly across the country, show up unannounced, and put your heart on the line to win the girl of your dreams? Chad Johnson did, and that was just the beginning of his adventure toward winning the heart of the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Through Chad’s story of risking everything to win the heart of his one true love, you’ll learn timeless principles that will enable you to develop the kind of love that lasts forever.

Love Is Never Enough explores the most common problems in marriage: the power of negative thinking, disillusionment, rigid rules and expectations, and miscommunication. These issues can be approached through cognitive therapy, in which thinking through and reasoning are used to counteract the poor communication that so often erodes relationships. With eloquence and accessibility, Aaron T. Beck, MD, shows how effective communication can restore and strengthen the ties and bonds between couples.

Someone came between Lee and Leslie Strobel, threatening to shipwreck their marriage. No, it wasn't an old flame. It was Jesus Christ. Leslie's decision to become a follower of Jesus brought heated opposition from her skeptical husband. They began to experience conflict over a variety of issues, from finances to child-rearing. But over time, Leslie learned how to survive a spiritual mismatch. Today, they're both Christians - and they want you to know that there is hope if you're a Christian married to a nonbeliever.

For more than 15 years, Scott Stanley's A Lasting Promise has offered solutions to common problems - facing conflicts, problem-solving, improving communication, and dealing with core issues - within a Christian framework. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition is filled with sacred teachings of scripture, the latest research on marriage, and clear examples from the lives of couples. The audiobook's strategies are designed to help couples improve communication, understand commitment, bring more fun into their relationship, and enhance their sex lives.

Ever wondered why your partner needs constant reassurance… or why they seem to have such demanding needs? Maybe it's your own mind you want to get under the hood of… Why is it that you need reassurance in love, no matter how much you tell yourself you shouldn’t? The patterns we see recurring in our relationships are formed early on, and many of us move through life without ever figuring out where they come from…But if you’re doing this, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Personal growth and fulfillment is only possible when you understand who you are and why you act how you do.

Walking down the aisle is only the beginning of your story. When spouses get bored, fail to communicate, or struggle to balance parenting and marriage, marriage can feel like an impossible challenge, and spouses think the only solution is to end their story. You are human, and having marital issues is far from uncommon. Rather than feeling like a failure or rushing straight toward divorce, step back and think about what you can do to make things better.

In No More Narcissists!, psychologist Candace Love provides a road map for women to finally get the love they deserve. Using skills based in cognitive behavioral and schema therapy, you'll gain an understanding of why you're attracted to narcissistic men, how you can avoid being drawn in by a narcissist's initial charm and magnetism, and how to heal so you can finally move on to healthy relationships.

One of the secrets of a great marriage is laughing together. Couples don't need to choose between work and play, duty and fun, laughter and responsibility. This book will help couples learn how to use fun, humor, and laughter to lighten the load of everyday life, reduce stress, and grow closer together.

Welcome to Loving an Avoidant Partner: Comprehend Dismissive Attachment Style for Closing Emotional Gap & Build a Safe Partnership.

No matter how many times you’ve seen the same patterns repeating over and over again in your relationships, you can change the story. It all starts here! If you struggle with being alone yet you can’t seem to help yourself from pushing people away, or if you have a hard time trusting people or regulating your emotions, the chances are you have an anxious attachment style—and it’s affecting every relationship you enter into.

Tired of wasting time and energy on bad dates and dead-end relationships? Get the Guy On Your Terms shows you how to stop standing in your own way on the path to true love. You will learn the nuances of dating and gain the key to relationship success through respect, love, awareness, and kindness of oneself. You will also gain a positive perspective and mindset that radiates from within and projects out into the world. The principles in this audiobook have dramatically changed the lives of women who have struggled for years with dating and relationships.

Unlock her mysteries...! Women have been mysteries to themselves and their husbands for too long. Knowing Her Intimately: 12 Keys for Creating a Sextraordinary Marriage is the ultimate how-to handbook power-packed with hope and help for creating the intimate and passionate relationship God intended. Taking a respectful, yet straightforward approach, this "sex-therapy-in-a-book" helps couples navigate the intricacies of intimacy to strengthen their marriages.

There is a secret formula for the best sex of your life, but you won't find the recipe in the pages of a checkout-line magazine. Popular relationship expert Dr. Gary Smalley, best-selling author of The Language of Love and The Blessing, finally tackles the topic that's on everybody's mind: sex. With his pastor and good friend, Ted Cunningham, Smalley nudges past our hang-ups and sacred cows to answer the question, How can I have the best sex of my life? The answer?

This groundbreaking guide to consensual nonmonogamy offers a listening experience that feels like consulting with a trusted advisor. Martha Kauppi equips you with the skills to be a true ally to clients who want to explore polyamory. Learn from the expert who trains experts as she debunks myths and shares the exact tools she uses with her own clients.

Allison has all the appearances of a perfect life. No one would ever guess she’s been suffering from emotional torment inside the walls of her own home. Fans of dramatic memoirs will devour this captivating listen as they journey with Allison through her confusion, denial, and grief paired with thoughts of death and murder.