Solution-Focused Marriage

Facing a rough patch in your marriage? If you are not ready to head to the therapist's office, start by acquiring a relationship book that can be read together. The good ones (hopefully this one fits the category) are chock full of helpful advice and will address any issue, as well as enable you to talk about the relationship in more informed terms. You'll finish the book armed with tools to help your marriage, and to find a new level of comfort when having to contend with difficult conversations with each other. We're confident that you will find this reading of "SOLUTION-FOCUSED MARRIAGE" to be meaningful, helpful, and beneficial. Our expectation is that the course charted will be looked back on as a series of victories and to anticipate even more triumphs in the future. A notable literary critic wrote, "Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all." We're grateful that you value this book enough to include it in your reading list. Some stories never get told or sold, but our wish is that resonance will occur for you after absorbing the content in this publication. A simple glimpse is often enough to initiate the awakening process, which then is irreversible. Our hope is for that glimpse to appear throughout your reading journey, so let the adventure begin. Chapter Titles: (1) Running the Race Side by Side; (2) Dissolving Relational Roadblocks; (3) Equal Distribution of Power; (4) Reframing Unrealistic Expectations; (5) Challenging the Myths of Romance; (6) The Complacency Trap; (7) Affirming Non-Sexual Nurturance; (8) The Master Plan for Life is Relationships; (9) Love is the Answer; (10) Embracing Multiple Levels of Love; (11) Perceptual Differences are Real; (12) Little Things Make a Big, Big Difference; (13) Communication is a Learned Skill; (14) Daring to Forgive. Dr. Raymond E. Meadors is a Licensed Psychologist, having earned the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Counseling Psychology. Before devoting full time to therapeutic practice, he maintained ordination in a religious organization that serves 70 million adherents worldwide. Carol Farrington Meadors is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified EMDR trauma specialist, having earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Counseling. Additional areas of expertise in Carol's r?sum? include multi-modalities for personal enrichment: Guided Meditations; Mindfulness Habits of Highly Effective Brains; and Emotional Reprocessing Therapy. Dr. Meadors doctoral dissertation was titled: "Marriage Enrichment: An Emerging Specialty in the Field of Marital Counseling." During the late 1980s, Carol and Ray led one of the most prominent marriage enrichment programs in the country. The Meadors' are authors and publishers of numerous self-help books. Each of these manuscripts, in one form or another, is based on their half-century marriage and as many years working in the field of Positive Psychology. These relational enrichment materials have been utilized in conducting personal growth seminars and marriage workshops in diverse regions of the world, which covered the expanse of five different continents. Ray and Carol are parents of three children and eight grandchildren, and they reside in Colorado, surrounded by the incomparable Rocky Mountains.