{"product_id":"couple-skills-making-your-relationship-work-9781572244818","title":"Couple Skills: Making Your Relationship Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove takes work, but, when it comes to relationships, it pays to work smarter. \u003cstrong\u003eCouple Skills\u003c\/strong\u003e, Second Edition, revised and updated from the therapist-recommended classic, will show you how to work smarter in your relationship. You'll learn to improve communication, cope better with problems, and resolve conflicts with the one you love in healthy and creative ways. Each chapter teaches you an essential skill that supports greater relationship satisfaction and deeper intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew to this edition is a chapter on using acceptance skills, developed from the revolutionary new acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). These new approaches will help you to accept your partner's feelings (and your own emotions) without judgment. Using these techniques will help you decide what you really value in your relationship and then commit to acting in ways that further those values every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaleg, Kim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kim Paleg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and El Sobrante, CA. She is on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University. She is a contributing author to the self-help classic \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Anger Hurts\u003c\/strong\u003e and coedited the widely used professional book \u003cstrong\u003eFocal Group Psychotherapy.\u003c\/strong\u003e She specializes in couples and family therapy and conducts workshops on parenting.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFanning, Patrick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePatrick Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional writer in the mental health field, and founder of a men's support group in Northern California. He has authored and coauthored twelve self-help books, including \u003ci\u003eSelf-Esteem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThoughts and Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCouple Skills\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMind and Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcKay, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMatthew McKay, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Esteem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThoughts and Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen Anger Hurts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eACT on Life Not on Anger\u003c\/i\u003e. McKay received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety and depression.","brand":"New Harbinger Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420293501202,"sku":"9781572244818","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9bd40ffc-0361-4b40-a369-7748dbdb3834.jpg?v=1729493319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/couple-skills-making-your-relationship-work-9781572244818","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}