with a focus on self-empowerment and resilience, this refreshing and witty relationship guide has a reassuring counterintuitive message for unhappy spouses: you only need one partner to initiate far-reaching positive change in a marriage.
Ellyn Bader, Director of The Couples Institute) guide that will empower those who choose to take a bold, proactive approach to creating a loving and lasting marriage..
Through Reilly\'s own story of reclaiming her now nearly forty-year marriage, along with anecdotes from many clients she\'s worked with, you\'ll learn how to: -Focus on your own behaviors and change them in ways that make you feel good about yourself and your Marriage -Take a firm stand for what truly matters to you without arguing, cajoling, or resorting to threats -Identify the "big picture" issues at the basis of your repetitive fights--and learn how to unhook from them -Be less reactive, especially in the face of your spouse\'s provocations -Develop the strength and stamina to be the sole agent of change Combining psychological theory, practical advice, and personal narrative, It Takes One to Tango is a "wise and uplifting" (Dr.
Doing so is effective--and powerful.
Marriage and family therapist Winifred Reilly has this message for struggling partners: Take the lead. "What distinguishes Reilly\'s book is that she says a warring couple don\'t have to agree on the goal of staying together; it Takes one person changing, not both, to make a Marriage work" (The New York Times).
Fortunately, there is an alternative.
So when couples can\'t agree on how--or whether--to make their Marriage better, many give up or settle for a less-than-satisfying Marriage (or think the only way out is divorce).
Conventional wisdom says that "it Takes two" to turn a troubled Marriage around and that both partners must have a shared commitment to change.
with a focus on self-empowerment and resilience, this refreshing and witty relationship guide has a reassuring counterintuitive message for unhappy spouses: you only need one partner to initiate far-reaching positive change in a marriage
