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Everybody Fights

Written by: Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness
Narrated by: Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness
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A USA Today and Wall Street Journal best seller!

Learn how to fight better and end your arguments with your partner feeling closer, more loved, and better understood.

We take our cars in for oil changes. We mow our lawns and pull weeds. Why don’t we do maintenance on our marriages? This relationship is the most important one we will ever have, so why not get better at it?

For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness of The Holderness Family have done the hard maintenance and the research to learn how to fight better. With the help of their marriage coach Dr. Christopher Edmonston, they break down their biggest (and in some cases, funniest) fights. How did a question about chicken wings turn into a bra fight (no, not a bar fight; a bra fight)? How did a roll of toilet paper lead to tears, resentment, and a stint in the guest bedroom?

With their trademark sense of humor and complete vulnerability, Penn and Kim share their 10 most common Fight Fails and how to combat them. Throughout the book, they offer scripts for how to start, continue, and successfully close hard conversations. Couples will emerge equipped to engage and understand, not do battle - and maybe laugh a little more along the way.

In Everybody Fights, couples will learn how to:

  • Use “magic words” for healthy conflict resolution
  • Address unspoken and unrealistic expectations
  • Banish the three Ds of unhealthy communication - distraction, denial, and delay
  • Carry individual baggage while helping your partner deal with theirs

Penn and Kim want you to know you’re not alone. Everybody fights. Marriage is messy. Marriage is work. But marriage is worth it. Fight for it!

©2021 Kim Holderness and Penn Holderness (P)2021 Thomas Nelson

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really enjoyed it!

didn't know the Holderness family before this book. This book is full of wisdom that they have gathered from multiple sources and is delivered in a really lovely open and honest way, with a great dash of humour thrown in.

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amazing

I could never imagine reading the physical version of this book… listening to these two tell their own story was magical

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Great read

a great read for some tough intimate subject. thanks Kim and Penn you guys are great

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So valuable for couples!

There are a lot of relationship books out there, but this the only one you need. In today's world, it was so refreshing to hear real and current situations read by both a husband and wife. Kim and Penn are honest, loving and you can tell that they care not just about each other, but about their readers. This book was a joy to listen to with their add-ins as well. Thank you!!

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Better than physical book

This is a great book made better by the authors reading it together. You get much more store and a feel for how the talk together. Loved it

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Best relationship advice I've ever gotten

Just read it or listen to it. The audiobook is amazing. strongly recommended.. Very relatable

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Je recommande!

J'ai écouté ce livre sur une période d'environ 4 semaines, en faisant mes tâches ménagères entre autres. Chaque moment passé sur ce livre a eu soit l'effet de me faire sourire car les narrateurs sont attachants, soit de me permettre de mieux me comprendre et comprendre ma partenaire. J'ai beaucoup lu sur l'intelligence émotionnelle mais le fait d'avoir droit à de vrais exemples permet une meilleure perspective et plusieurs des trucs partagés dans ce livre méritent d'être pratiqués encore et encore jusqu’à perfectionnement, car ils fonctionnent! Merci à vous deux pour ce bel ouvrage, je suis aussi fier de vous! - Man Lemire

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Such a down to earth couple!

I started this one night and I could not stop listening. A must read for couples.

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I loved this book!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. it was funny, easy to listen to as I drive to work and it is packed with great tips. I am only 1.5 years into marriage but I find this book helpful. will be coming back to it time after time. thank you for such a gem!

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Commitment

Thank you for your commitment to people and performance poking fun at life and being willing to learn and share

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