The Marriage Mender: A Couple's Guide for Staying Together [Paperback]

Thomas Bartlett (Author), Thomas A Whiteman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

This book offers the solution-based tools you need to begin rebuilding your marriage. Learn to look to the future of your relationship instead of focusing on the past with its problems by:

? building emotional safety
? communicating effectively with your spouse
? resolving conflict creatively
? fighting fairly

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From the Back Cover

WHERE DID THE ROMANCE GO? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PASSION? WHY ISN?T OUR MARRIAGE LIKE IT USED TO BE? Remember how you felt on your wedding day? You were happy and in love and planned to stay that way for the rest of your life. But when was the last time you felt like that? "Did I make a mistake and marry the wrong person?" you wonder. Marriage is more than just finding the "right" person-it?s about working with your spouse through the natural stages of your marriage and growing into a loving, life-long relationship. But when things are rough and don?t seem to be getting any better, wouldn?t it be easier to call it quits and start from scratch? If you?re looking for a fresh start, The Marriage Mender will give you the solution-based tools you need to begin rebuilding your marriage. With illustrations and exercises, it will teach you how to look to the future of your relationship instead of focusing on the past with its problems. You?ll build emotional safety and then learn to communicate more effectively with your spouse, resolve conflict creatively, fight fairly, and much more. Your marriage is worth saving and The Marriage Mender will show you how.

About the Author

THOMAS A. WHITEMAN Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the founder and president of Life Counseling Services. He helps direct Fresh Start Seminars a non-profit organization that conducts over fifty divorce recovery seminars a year for both adults and children throughout the United States. He has authored or coauthored several books including The Marriage Mender (NavPress) Adult ADD Victim of Love? Stress Test and Starting Over (all Piñon Press). He earned his doctorate from Bryn Mawr College and lives with his wife and three children in Berwyn Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: NavPress; First Printing edition (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891099255
• ISBN-13: 978-0891099253
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #978,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Jesus!, June 21, 2000

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This review is from: The Marriage Mender: A Couple's Guide for Staying Together (Paperback)

I have notes and highlights on many worn pages of this book. I thank the Lord for using this book to guide our perspective and calm my fears in a seemingly hopeless situation. It has given me hope for our marriage. This book is easy reading and gives solution-based methods that are vital for resolving conflicts.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of info in a little book!, April 9, 2009

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This review is from: The Marriage Mender: A Couple's Guide for Staying Together (Paperback)

I wasn't aware it was going to be so Christian-like, but I still like it, and even though he won't go to church, my husband still read it! I would buy it again if I had the chance!