It's easy to lose the spark in your relationship when you're living day to day with your partner. But with a little effort, it's also easy to recapture the intimacy and excitement of your dating days again. Get swept up in a love affair with your spouse or long-term partner using this collection of relationship tips and ten-minute exercises. You'll not only discover new ways to rekindle intimacy, but you'll also find the mutual understanding you need to smooth over daily squabbles and set the foundation for lifelong romance.
Emotional Fitness for Intimacy is filled with insights and exercises that will enhance the intimacy level in any relationship. For couples who would like to see dreams become reality, Goldsmith points the way. -Gary D. Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages and Love As a Way of Life
This book is an encyclopedia of wise and useful information for couples who want to deepen their relationship. I recommend it to all couples. -Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want
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Sex researchers have found that the body chemistry that ignites a couple's initial attraction to each other starts to wane a few months into the relationship and fizzles out in less than two years. After that, the couple's feelings are less intense and exciting, however, the stability of the relationship affords them the chance to develop their bond and create a deeply satisfying partnership.
Emotional Fitness for Intimacy presents fun and effective ten-minute exercises married couples and couples in long-term, committed relationships can do to reconnect for greater intimacy, renew their chemistry, and keep resentment and conflicts at bay. Some of these exercises offer practical suggestions, such as "learn about something new together," while others offer tips for developing more complex relationship skills. This effective and fun-to-read guide makes it easy for long-term couples to rediscover the excitement in their relationships.
Award winning Psychotherapist, syndicated columnist and radio host, Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized counselor, author and speaker, who has appeared on and been interviewed and quoted by all the major television networks, numerous radio shows as well as national magazines like Cosmopolitan and Family Circle. Since 2002, his weekly column, Emotional Fitness, which is syndicated by Scripps-Howard News Service, runs in The Ventura County Star, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Orange County Register, The Detroit News, The Cincinnati Post, The San Diego Union-Tribune and over 150 other newspapers giving him a readership in the millions. In addition, his popular monthly business column has appeared in over 200 other publications. Dr. Goldsmith also hosts a weekly radio show on the most award-winning station in Southern California, KCLU/NPR, with 80,000 listeners in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara.
Dr. Goldsmith has been a guest expert on Beauty and The Geek, The Greg Behrendt Show, and Northwest Afternoon. His book Emotional Fitness for Couples ' 10 Minutes a Day to a Better Relationship was published by New Harbinger on Valentine's Day 2006.
He collaborated with best-selling author Louise L. Hay on A Garden of Thoughts (Hay House 1990) and with Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator Mark Victor Hansen on The Miracle of Tithing (published in 2004). Dr. Goldsmith has delivered numerous engaging presentations, including a keynote at the 2006 California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists annual conference and the Ericksonian Brief Therapy Conference.
Dr. Goldsmith works with couples and individuals on issues ranging from addiction and infidelity to trauma and abuse. He trained with renowned psychiatrists and authors Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. and David Viscott, M.D. He was a National Merit Scholar and a Professor of Psychology at Ryokan College. He received recognition from the City of Los Angeles for his work with survivors of the 1994 earthquake. Dr. Goldsmith is the 2007 winner of the Clark Vincent Award for Writing from the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. In addition, he received the 2006 Peter Markin Merit Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists for his humanitarian efforts. He has also been named as the 2006 recipient of the Joseph A. Giannantoino II Award in recognition of his contributions as an Outstanding Educator in the field of Addiction Medicine, given by The California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Counselors.
'Dr. G' began working in the field of psychology when his career in professional basketball was cut short because he only grew to five foot six inches tall.
Emotinal Fitness for Intimacy is one of those books you can open to any page and find something helpful for your relationship. With the economy falling apart and all the unrest going on in the world, it is more important than ever to keep love strong. This book helped us to stay connected when we wanted to shut down and retreat. It helped us realize that anything can be overcome as long as we stay focused on our feelings for each other. Most important, we are reminded to make our relationship a priority every single day. This way this book is designed makes that quick and easy to do. Every chapter is to the point. This one is a keeper!
Dr. Goldsmith offers precious insights to building relationships that we can take for granted. Let's admit we are all busy with work, activities and are tired at the end of each day. Dr. Goldsmith's advise is invaluable. I love Chapter 14, Tips for Building Empathy, empathy is a gift as we all seek to be understood and Chapter 38 Ten Tips for Giving Emotional Support is a must for all those seeking to enhance their relationships. He also shares thoughts on politeness, tenderness and laughter, I love his candid writing and his ability to create mutual understanding.
As my wife and I moved past the honeymoon phase, the monotony of everyday life somewhat set in. After reading Barton Goldsmith's Emotional Fitness for Intimacy, I was reminded of how easy it is to keep the love alive and vibrant. As a man I tend to focus more on my career if I let myself. Emotional Fitness for Intimacy gave me a set of tools and reminders of how to intensify the love that my wife and I have always had, but unknowingly forgot to prioritize at the top of life's to-do list. This book made a HUGE difference in my love relationship.
