Thriving Marriages 2nd edition

Since our first publication of Thriving Marriages, we have given seminars on its content to over 300,000 people across the United States. Two areas emerged that needed further clarification and elaboration: how to make conflict resolution more effective and how to communicate our needs more clearly. As a result, we have rewritten Chapter 10: Solving Conflicts with Wisdom and Respect. The new chapter simplifies the conflict resolution process focusing on the role of Understanding, Validating and Acting, which we refer to as the UVA response. This type of emphathic response allows people to integrate their differences and transform the conflict into an opportunity to grow in their unity. The chapter also includes a new questionnaire which covers the skills required and can be used as a tool to engage in constructive dialogue.

For those of you involved in Marriage and Family Life, Religious Education, and Adult Faith Formation ministries, we invite you to include this new edition of Thriving Marriages in your curriculum and ministries as well as our different audio formation materials that accompany it.

You can always find the next speaking venues for John and Claire on their website: www.thrivingfamilies.com.

Article: "How To Deepen Empathy In Your Marriage: Three Key Skills"

It’s easy to fall into the trap of taking each other for granted or just putting up with each other. Make this year a break-through year in your relationship by trying three powerful empathy skills to deepen your love for each other. Click here for full article