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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: In Sickness and in HealthSubtitle: Love, Disability, and a Quest to Understand the Perils and Pleasures of of Interabled RomanceAuthor: Ben MattlinNarrator: Rene RuizFormat: UnabridgedLength: 8 hrs and 10 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-30-18Publisher: Beacon PressGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:A frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriageBen Mattlin's wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confidence and sheer determination. On one of their earliest dates, he persuaded her to ride on his lap in his wheelchair on their way home from an Elvis Costello concert. Thirty years later, they still travel like this from time to time, undaunted by the curious stares following them down the street.But In Sickness and in Health is more than an "inspiring" story of how a man born with spinal muscular atrophy - a congenital and incurable neuromuscular condition - survived childhood, graduated from Harvard, married an able-bodied woman, built a family with two daughters and a cat and a turtle, established a successful career in journalism, and lived happily ever after. As Mattlin considers the many times his relationship has been met with surprise or speculation by outsiders - those who consider his wife a "saint" or him just plain "lucky" for finding love - he issues a challenge to listeners: why should the idea of an "interabled" couple be regarded as either tragic or noble?Through conversations with more than a dozen other couples of varying abilities, ethnic backgrounds, and orientations, Mattlin sets out to understand whether these pairings are as unusual as onlookers seem to think. Reflecting on his own experience he wonders: How do people balance the stresses of personal-care help with the thrill of romance? Is it possible that the very things that appear to be insurmountable obstacles to a successful relationship - the financial burdens, the physical differences, the added element of an especially uncertain future - could be the building blocks of an enviable level of intimacy and communication that other couples could only dream of?We meet Shane Burcaw, a 23-year-old writer, who offers a glimpse of his first forays into dating with a disability. There's Rachelle Friedman, the "paralyzed bride", as the media refers to her, and her husband, discussing the joys and challenges of a new marriage and a growing family; and acclaimed journalist John Hockenberry and his wife, Alison, who reveal the intricacies of long-term married life. What emerges is a candid glimpse into the challenges and joys of interabled love - from the first blush of sexual awakening to commitment and marriage and through to widowhood.Critic Reviews:"Mattlin expresses himself clearly and succinctly, without an underlying tone of self-pity. His interviews with other couples also portray steadfast relationships where each has thrashed out problems in ways that allow them to stay together. Moving and informative stories of 'uncommonly intimate and enduring' interabled partnerships." (Kirkus Reviews)"Ben Mattlin has written an inspired and inspiring book about couples facing the challenge of one partners disabilities. In Sickness and in Health is a very candid examination of the unique and daunting obstacles these couples face in their daily lives, as well as an anthology of compelling love stories." (Jay McInerney)Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Out of the DoghouseSubtitle: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught CheatingAuthor: Robert WeissNarrator: Timothy Andrés PabonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 4 hrs and 58 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-30-18Publisher: Tantor AudioGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:It's all about cheating - the biggest threat to intimacy. Typically, men are good at creating rifts in relationships but terrible at mending them, especially after they've repeatedly betrayed their partner through sexual infidelity. For the most part, cheating men are both intimacy-challenged and empathy-challenged, and, as such, they lack the skills needed to overcome the damage wrought by their infidelity.Robert Weiss has spent over 20 years in the treatment of sex and intimacy issues. He's helped both cheating men and their betrayed spouses move through the horrors of infidelity. In Out of the Doghouse he shares his expertise, illuminating the ways in which men can move beyond their usual feeble efforts to smooth things over. Saying "I'm sorry" and trying to "buy forgiveness" with flowers and jewelry may temporarily calm the stormy seas of infidelity. However, these actions do nothing to re-establish intimacy and trust - the key components to help the distraught woman feel better about her relationship over the long-term and get over the cheating.The simple truth is, men and women are very different when it comes to intimacy and relationships. While men are able to compartmentalize things like sexual infidelity, women typically view cheating as an affront to their entire relationship. They think, "If he is lying to me about sex, he's probably lying to me about everything." For betrayed women, trust just flat-out disintegrates. And without proper guidance, men have little hope of restoring it. Weiss provides exactly the needed guidance in Out of the Doghouse, helping men move past the usual infidelity roadblocks that result from cheating in ways that will not only save a damaged relationship, but restore intimacy to make it better than ever.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Happy TogetherSubtitle: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That LastsAuthor: Suzann Pileggi Pawelski MAPP, James O. Pawelski PhDNarrator: Coleen MarloFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6 hrs and 29 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-16-18Publisher: Tantor AudioRatings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:In fairy tales, lasting love just happens. But in real life, healthy habits are what build happiness over the long haul. Happy Together, written by positive psychology experts and husband-and-wife team Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James O. Pawelski, is the first book on using the principles of positive psychology to create thriving romantic relationships. Combining extensive scientific research and real-life examples, this book will help you find and feed the good in yourself and your partner. You will learn to develop key habits for building and sustaining long-term love by:Through easy-to-follow methods and fun exercises, you'll learn to strengthen your partnership, whether you're looking to start a relationship off on the right foot, weather difficult times, reignite passion, or transform a good marriage into a great one.Critic Reviews:"Happy Together is one of the most powerful books on relationships I have ever read." (Tom Rath, number-one New York Times best-selling author)Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Free for Members: Chapter 1 of Mating in CaptivityAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 38 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-12-18Publisher: Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Free for Members: Chapter 1 of Mating in CaptivityAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 38 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-12-18Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Stay or GoSubtitle: Dr. Ruth's Rules for Real RelationshipsAuthor: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, Pierre A. LehuNarrator: Dr. Ruth K. WestheimerFormat: UnabridgedLength: 5 hrs and 50 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 01-09-18Publisher: Brilliance AudioRatings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:Committing to a long-term relationship is a big deal - especially if you have doubts. With a focus on common sense over emotion, world-renowned sex and relationship therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer offers straight-up advice on whether you should stick it out or cut your losses and move on.In Stay or Go, Dr. Ruth divides troubled couplings into three "flavors": Dark Toxic (run!), Rocky Road (rough patch ahead), and Merely Troubled (it's worth the effort). She knows relationships are rarely black and white - there's always the bad with the good - so here she helps you determine where the scales in your relationship are tipping.Delving into everything from communicating to financial stresses, parenting pressures to long-distance relationships, she helps you to understand your romantic expectations - reasonable and unreasonable - what you can do to save a relationship, and how and when you should say goodbye. And it all comes with the wit and wisdom that has made Dr. Ruth the one to turn to for putting your life together once and for all.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: No More Mr. Nice GuySubtitle: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Updated)Author: Dr Robert GloverNarrator: Dr Robert GloverFormat: UnabridgedLength: 6 hrs and 49 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-21-17Publisher: Recorded BooksRatings: 5 of 5 out of 27 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:Originally published as an ebook that became a controversial media phenomenon, No More Mr. Nice Guy! landed its author, a certified marriage and family therapist, on The O'Reilly Factor and the Rush Limbaugh radio show.Dr. Robert Glover has coined the "Nice Guy Syndrome" for trying too hard to please others while neglecting one's own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. It's no wonder that unfulfilled Nice Guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones, claims Dr. Glover.He explains how they can stop seeking approval and start getting what they want in life, by presenting the information and tools to help them ensure their needs are met, to express their emotions, to have a satisfying sex life, to embrace their masculinity and form meaningful relationships with other men, and to live up to their creative potential.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Healing Your Attachment WoundsSubtitle: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate RelationshipsAuthor: Diane Poole HellerNarrator: Diane Poole HellerFormat: Original RecordingLength: 6 hrs and 6 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-01-17Publisher: Sounds TrueRatings: 5 of 5 out of 32 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:Why do we experience recurring struggles in our relationships? And why do traumatic events - such as a physical injury, emotional threat, loss of a loved one, or other life crisis - so often awaken or amplify our sense of fear, anger, isolation, or helplessness?From our earliest years, teaches Diane Poole Heller, we develop an attachment style that follows us through life, replaying in our intimate relationships, with our children, and at work. And traumatic events can deeply affect that core relational blueprint.With Healing Your Attachment Wounds, a pioneer in attachment theory and trauma resolution brings together these two fields to help us understand and benefit from their complementary principles and methods.This in-depth audio learning program sheds light on the three styles of insecure attachment - Avoidant, Ambivalent, and Disorganized - and the ideal fourth style of Secure attachment, where we enjoy a foundation of safety, adaptability, and intimacy with others.The good news is that we can change, regardless of our early or current life experiences."As we heal and move toward Secure attachment," teaches Heller, "we become aware of triggers and patterns in our relationships. Our nervous system learns to be more regulated. Things don't throw us off so easily. And we open our capacity to love and experience greater compassion."Through key principles, examples, and practical exercises, this program invites you to begin your own healing journey toward healthy vulnerability, wholeness, and connection with others.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 8: I Don't Want to Be Your Caregiver, I Want to Be Your WifeAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-01-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. Almost two years ago her husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's Disease. They have three kids, a mortgage to pay, and he has developed some compulsive behaviors he isn't proud of. Esther helps them learn how to turn off the 'caregiver,' and remember they are much more than that to each other.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 8: I Don't Want to Be Your Caregiver, I Want to Be Your WifeAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: UnabridgedLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 12-01-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin?, Audible OriginalRatings: 5 of 5 out of 128 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. Almost two years ago her husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's Disease. They have three kids, a mortgage to pay, and he has developed some compulsive behaviors he isn't proud of. Esther helps them learn how to turn off the 'caregiver,' and remember they are much more than that to each other.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 7: I've Had 100 Conversations with You in My HeadAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-24-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin?, Audible OriginalRatings: 5 of 5 out of 158 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. After a discovery in her doctor's office, a woman realizes her husband has been unfaithful. While betrayed and angry, she still feels a desire to stick it out for the sake of the kids. He, meanwhile, is desperate to find a way back to her. Esther takes them back to their upbringing's and the years before the infidelities to find a place of mutual compassion.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 7: I've Had 100 Conversations with You in My Head (Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel)Author: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-24-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] After a discovery in her doctor's office, a woman realizes her husband has been unfaithful. While betrayed and angry, she still feels a desire to stick it out for the sake of the kids. He, meanwhile, is desperate to find a way back to her. Esther takes them back to their upbringings and the years before the infidelities to find a place of mutual compassion.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 6: You Can Be Right or You Can Be MarriedAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 43 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-17-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin?, Audible OriginalRatings: 5 of 5 out of 178 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. Theyve been together for more than a decade, but this isnt the first time theyve separated. Stuck in a cycle of explosive escalations, a husband and wife want to make it work but cant break their habit of going for the emotional jugular. Esther encourages them to start their conversations differently.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 6: You Can Be Right or You Can Be Married (Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel)Author: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 43 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-17-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Mature Themes] Theyve been together for more than a decade, but this isnt the first time theyve separated. Stuck in a cycle of explosive escalations, a husband and wife want to make it work but cant break their habit of going for the emotional jugular. Esther encourages them to start their conversations differently.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 5 Questions You Aren't Allowed to Ask (Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel)Author: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-14-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains mature themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. What began as an eight-year affair between two women has stretched into a 19-year partnership. But despite their private commitment to one another, theyve never quite managed to move beyond the shame of their origin story. Esther takes a novel approach to revealing a long-held secret.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 5: Questions You Aren't Allowed to AskAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-10-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin?, Audible OriginalRatings: 4.5 of 5 out of 182 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains mature themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. What began as an eight-year affair between two women has stretched into a 19-year partnership. But despite their private commitment to one another, theyve never quite managed to move beyond the shame of their origin story. Esther takes a novel approach to revealing a long-held secret.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 4: Leaving the Shame BehindAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 45 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 11-03-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin?, Audible OriginalRatings: 5 of 5 out of 275 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains mature themes] Free for a limited time to Audible members. A young couple has endured a series of crises early in their marriage, from a benign brain tumor to a serious car crash to the husbands near-fatal heart attack. Following his recovery, hes adapting to new physical limitations, while she says the children bear the brunt of his frustrations. Esther coaches them through an honest conversation on anger, parenthood and the power of apology.©2017 Audible Originals, LLC (P)2017 Audible Originals, LLCContact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 3: Ms. Entitlement and Mr. Sacrifice Out on a Date (Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel)Author: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 46 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-27-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalRatings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Explicit Content] An on-again, off-again couple in their fifties, dating in a post-divorce landscape, are struggling with different world views, priorities and sexual interests. Recognizing that their polarized dynamic takes the fun out of spending time together, Esther guides both towards less rigid perspectives.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Ep. 2: I Want to Feel Wanted (Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel)Author: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 46 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-27-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalRatings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votesGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:[Contains Explicit Content] After ten years, a husband tells his wife he no longer wishes to be married. A month later, stuck in limbo, they come to Esther. She helps them have an honest conversation about their expectations, desires, and the ways in which their role as parents has left little room for intimacy.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Where Should We Begin? Season TwoAuthor: Esther PerelFormat: Original RecordingLength: 5 hrs and 20 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 10-27-17Publisher: Where Should We Begin? Season Two, Audible OriginalGenres: Self Development, RelationshipsPublisher's Summary:Step into iconic relationship therapist Esther Perels office and listen as 8 anonymous couples in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their story. From illness to parenting to the end of a marriage, its a space for difficult conversations and greater understanding. Its also a place for us to listen and feel empowered in our own relationships. Sowhere should we begin?When you add Where Should We Begin? Season Two to your library you will receive all 8 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 40 minutes.To hear more great podcasts and short listens, visit Audible.com/AudioShows.Contact me for any questions: [email protected]
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