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- Hardcover: 315 pages ;
Dimensions (in inches): 1.03 x 9.50 x 6.39
- Publisher: Simon &
Schuster; ; (September 2001)
- ISBN: 0684873540
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From
the Author
"I
love you but I'm not in love with you." "We've just
grown apart." "I married you for all the wrong
reasons." "I've never really been happy in this
marriage." "I feel dead inside."
If any of this sounds familiar to
you, I know the devastation you are feeling right now. That's
why I wrote this book. It's not for people who have garden
variety marital problems.
There are lots of other books for
them. It's for people whose marriages teeter dangerously on the
brink of divorce. It's for people who, more than anything else
in the world, want to do whatever they can to make their
marriages work and keep their families together. I wrote this
book for you.
For two decades I've been helping
couples make their marriages more loving. I've been teaching
them new relationship skills and new ideas about what it takes
to keep friendship, passion and love alive.
No one is more optimistic than me
about the possibilities of turning around even the most troubled
of marriages. I urge you to find out the reason for my optimism.
Learn everything you need to know about saving your marriage.
Michele Weiner-Davis
Book
Description
In the United States, half of all marriages end in divorce and
millions of other couples have resigned themselves to living in
loveless marriages. If you are on the verge of becoming one of
these statistics but refuse to accept a marital death sentence,
you've picked up the right book.
With
her best-selling book Divorce Busting, and through her
private practice and professional seminars, therapist and
relationship expert Michele Weiner Davis has helped thousands of
couples come back from the brink of divorce. Now she offers you
the skills you need to bring your marriage back to life and
create a stronger, more loving relationship with your partner.
In The Divorce Remedy, Weiner
Davis has created a seven-step program anyone can follow to
revitalize even the most damaged marriage. Weiner Davis will be
your relationship coach, offering down-to-earth,
psychobabble-free guidance and encouragement every step of the
way.
She teaches you how to identify
specific marriage-saving goals, move beyond ineffective, hurtful
ways of interacting, and become an expert on "doing what
works." Inspirational anecdotes and in-depth case studies
show how couples have used these techniques to save their
marriages, and how you can use these same techniques to rescue
yours.
Weiner Davis also offers
solution-oriented strategies for readers to cope with
infidelity, Internet obsessions, depression, sexual problems,
and midlife crises. And if you think your partner already has a
foot out the door, this proven program is a recipe for change,
even if only you participate.
Practical and empowering, The
Divorce Remedy is the road map you need to get your marriage
back on track -- and keep it there.
In the
United States, half of all marriages do not end in
divorce--despite the interference of hell-bent lawyers, biased
therapists, the media, and even well-meaning friends.
The
Divorce Remedy aims to increase this percentage by
offering seven clear steps that couples--or even one hopeful
spouse--can implement privately. A therapist herself,
relationship expert Michele Weiner Davis accurately (and often
humorously) shows how typical counseling and communications
tactics backfire.
Her method
for saving a marriage involves an effective blend of subtle
and obvious action steps, each taken in specific order. After
a myth-busting lecture on the realities of divorce, Weiner
Davis thoroughly outlines her simple plan.
Intimidating
discussion topics and emotional letter writing are not
required; as she succinctly puts it, "happiness is a
do-it-yourself job." Poignant questions help readers
define their own needs, set specific marriage goals, and
monitor results.
Weiner
Davis pays special attention to issues of infidelity,
depression, midlife crises, and "passion meltdowns,"
showing how basic relationship skills (like understanding and
patience) can reverse even the most dire marital
scenarios.
Clients'
stories and letters provide ample testimony for the program's
success, and despite her own zealous back-patting, Weiner
Davis's sensible approach to revitalizing one's marriage seems
truly worthy of praise and practice. --Liane Thomas
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