The Wholehearted Marriage
Fully Engaging Your Most Important Relationship
$37.03
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2009
Summary
The Wholehearted Marriage offers practical tools for helping couples keep a passionate connection with one another and understand the role their hearts play in their lives. Drs. Smalley and Stoever maintain that circumstances, such as busy lifestyles, differences between spouses, personal baggage, the loss of a loved one, childhood trauma, etc., trigger reactions that condition us to close up our hearts for protection, blocking the flow of love. A disengaged, protected heart makes it impossible to experience an intimate, connected marriage. As a result, couples drift apart, trying to find some version of contentment, or they give up altogether and look for love somewhere else.
Through their experiences in marriage counseling, Drs. Smalley and Stoever discovered that the commonly heard phrase “I don’t love him/her anymore” is merely a camouflaged misunderstanding about what true love is and God’s design for it. They affirm that love is more than just a feeling, and that to have true, lasting intimacy, couples need to learn to love wholeheartedly.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416544821 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1416544828 |
| Author: | Dr. Greg Smalley, Dr. Shawn Stoever |
| Publisher: | Howard Books |
| Imprint: | Howard Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 305g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 140mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
“Unleash the heart of your marriage! Greg and Shawn have made it easy…. You’ll want to read this book with your whole heart.” – Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, founders of RealRelationships.com and authors of Love Talk
“Every now and then a great book on marriage comes along. This book ranks in that category!” – Dr. Tim Clinton, president of the American Association of Christian Counselors
“Greg and Shawn share their hearts, as well as their years of professional experience, in hopes that you would be equipped and encouraged. Their practical insights are based on sound studies, which will help you excel in your marriage. I heartily recommend their book.” – Ken Canfield , PhD, author of They Call Me Dad and executive director of Boone Center for the Family, Pepperdine University
Dr. Greg Smalley
Dr. Greg Smalley is the author of 18 books, including Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage and Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage. He earned his doctorate in psychology and serves as the Vice-President of Marriage and Family Formation at Focus on the Family.
Dr. Shawn Stoever currently serves as a senior director for a nonprofit ministry called the WinShape Foundation, and he previously served as director.
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