The last two truths in their book Making Marriage Simple are: #4 Marriage isn’t a disease to be treated. It’s the cure and #5 Relationship Education must be supported and made available to everyone. Truth #4 Marriage Isn’t a Disease to Be Treated – It’s the Cure Their point here is that in any relationship […]
Your Marriage is the Best Life Insurance Plan
Harville begins this chapter on healthy marriage with: “From the start, Helen and I believed that a healthy marriage has far-ranging benefits, not just for individuals, but for society. But we didn’t have the facts to prove it. So we began collecting statistics. And we’re constantly finding new studies that confirm what we’ve intuited for […]
Negativity is a Wish in Disguise
The other day a client brought up the question of what to do with his negative thinking. He knows he isn’t supposed to be negative but a lot of anger is present when his partner continues to do certain behaviours. Harville addresses this very issue in his chapter on “Negativity is a wish in disguise”. […]
