Relationship Conflict Resolution

Learn how to value your own opinion over those of others. Codependency books are perfect for those of us who live as if what other people think matters more than what we think. This thinking leads to constantly trying to please or even to change others. Codependent behaviors can have negative effects on us and those around us, even leading to a dysfunctional family. It can be difficult to say no to those we love.

Over the last 20 years, Dr. Charles Sophy has been a staple on The Dr. Phil Show, where he has guided and coached millions of people begging for assistance with parenting their children. From conflict resolution to substance dependence, Dr. Sophy is the one with the answers. Now, in Family Values, Dr. Sophy has written a guide to rebuilding parent/child relationships to be stronger than ever.

“How to Manage Conflicts” is a great guide to help you make a move from putting band-aids on problems to finding real resolutions. Resolving conflicts can be challenging. However, you can arm yourself with these 7 easy steps that will help you craft communication skills and learn the process to do more than just manage conflicts, but also to help to prevent them.

All couples fight - but a little guidance goes a long way to tackling the issues that trigger fights in the first place. No More Fighting offers couples fast and effective strategies to overcome common relationship problems and build lasting love together. In just 20 minutes per week, couples will learn how to effectively speak and listen to each other as they confront critical relationship issues. From reconciling different values to navigating intimacy issues, No More Fighting gives you the skills you need to fight less and love each other more.

Have you ever felt inexplicably drained, bewildered, and manipulated in a relationship? Your understanding of these feelings begins with Unmasking the Covert Female Narcissist, a critical guide that delves into the hidden world of covert female narcissists. Immersing listeners in exploring manipulative tactics, this book is a lighthouse in the fog of gaslighting, manipulation, and emotional abuse. It offers a clear view of the intricacies of a covert female narcissist's mind, exposing their cunning methods.

Every week, millions of readers visit Slate for the irresistible “Dear Prudence,” an advice column that promises a healthy dose of reality and good humor alongside its indispensable suggestions and life lessons. The ever-hilarious and insightful Danny Lavery was one of “Dear Prudence”’s most beloved columnists, and he recounts his time as Prudie in this side-splitting, candid collection—complete with new commentary and exclusive stories—drawing out the broader themes of his informative, unfailingly illuminating guidance.

We either seize the opportunity or lose the chance to be great. We can spend all our lives preparing to be winners, working so hard for the glory of success in our careers, relationships, professional and personal lives, but often fear, anxiety and self-sabotages get in the way. Here is the good news! There are powerful ways to combat all that and everything else standing in the way of your goals. Gerard Shaw, a communication coach and creator of this powerful series, explores the science of success of people who discovered the secrets of winning through effective communication.

Do disagreements always have to divide us? What if there’s a better way forward—together? In How to Find Agreement in a Disagreeable World, Randal Gilmore, D.R.S., delivers a clear, biblical path to resolving conflict and building peace without compromising truth. Drawing on years of experience in peacemaking and ministry leadership, Gilmore shows that unity is possible—even in the most fractured environments—when we approach disagreements with humility, clarity, and a commitment to godly principles. Whether you're facing tension in your home, workplace, church, or community, this ...

Dr. Peter H. Kim, the world’s leading expert in the rapidly growing field of trust repair, has conducted over two decades of groundbreaking research to answer that question. In How Trust Works, he draws on this research and the work of other social scientists to reveal the surprising truths about how relationships are built, how they are broken, and how they are repaired. Dr. Kim’s work shows how we are often more trusting than we think and how easily our trust in others can be distorted.

One moment, your daughter is fun-loving and energetic - a pleasure to be around. The next, she's sulking in silence, or worse, screaming and slamming the door. Congratulations, you're the mother of a teenage girl. Your daughter is on an emotional roller coaster. Responding in kind just adds fuel to the fire and erodes your relationship. Teens need a stable anchor - a mom who calmly de-escalates scenes and parents intentionally, even when her child is pushing away. Dial Down the Drama reveals how to reclaim your center and reconnect with your teen.

En este Audiolibro, el autor, con su voz que proviene del alma, nos susurra al oído palabras que nos hacen vibrar y reflexionar: Ama hasta convertirte en lo amado, más aún, hasta convertirte en el mismísimo amor. Y que no te confundan unos pocos homicidas y suicidas, el bien es mayoría pero no se nota porque es silencioso, una bomba hace más ruido que una caricia pero por cada bomba que destruye, hay miles de caricias que alimentan la vida.

Most couples - because they watch so many of their peers divorce and are themselves the products of failed marriages - don't have many successful long-term-relationship role models. Parenting and communication issues are perennial, while some challenges, like increasingly 24-7 work lives and economic hardships, mark the current decade. Despite all this, psychotherapist and clinical social worker Marcia Naomi Berger asserts that most couples can make love last - they just need to learn how.

In Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Hoff Oberlin provide an in-depth look at a topic we've all faced but haven't always recognized: Hidden anger. When people don't express their views and feel compelled to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, behaving in ways that don't match what they honestly think, there can be serious physical and psychological results for everyone involved.

The experience of married life can range from living happily ever after, to the monster of irreconcilable differences. To those who lived happily after the wedding, sometimes they wonder how they managed to cross the bridge of integration to settle down to a relationship of love and peace. To those who had to face irreconcilable differences the wonder is always, “what went wrong? How did the promise of a great future together fizzle out into this present nightmare?” The Bible has two key words that determine outcome. The first is love and the second is submission. In an earlier work, ...

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

Overcome relationship anxiety and discover how to build a stronger connection with your partner. Do you often feel like your relationship isn’t going the way you want? Are you suffering from jealousy, or have you developed an unhealthy attachment or dependency on your partner? Are you looking for ways to practice healing and recover from the anxieties caused by relationships? This heartfelt and insightful guide offers you a plan for dealing with relationship anxiety and developing a healthier, stronger connection with your partner.

These positive affirmations are excellent to hear before going to sleep, early in the morning, during a coffee break, at the beach, or whenever you need a daily dose of inspiration! When we hear these affirmations, we bombard our subconscious with powerful and positive statements that will automatically lead us to our goals. In essence, by listening to these affirmations over and over, we are actually reprogramming our mental computer to achieve more health, more wealth, more love, and more happiness right now!

Anxious thoughts and constant worry plague relationships and threaten to tear apart two people before they’ve even been able to experience the wonder of love. Whether you’ve lived with anxiety your whole life or recent events have stirred up underlying insecurities, you don’t have to accept that the rest of your life will be like this. You can take back control and push anxiety out.

Acclaimed as the essential guide for parents of children between the ages of three and six, this work is based on Dr. Severe’s philosophy that children’s behavior is often a reflection of their parents’. Each chapter teaches parents to adjust their own behavior to better handle a host of critical issues, such as fussing at bedtime, tantrums, sibling rivalry, toilet training, setting limits, and more. The focus is not on what is wrong, but on what parents can do right.

In today’s polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How can Christians navigate disagreements with both truth and love? Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer provide lessons from conflict theory and church history on how to negotiate differing biblical convictions in order to move toward Christian unity.