The Marriage-Work Connection: A Couple's Guide to Balancing Your Life Together

by Joel D. Block

Enrich your home life and your career with The Marriage-Work Connection ! Do you feel like an "executive widow" because your husband is always at work? Have your careers taken you from wedded bliss to DINS--double income, no sex? If so, you're not alone. Though most couples feel that a marriage-career balance is important, many still find their relationships are suffering as a result of stressful work lives. In The Marriage-Work Connection , clinical psychologist Dr. Joel Block provides you with helpful information to help restore harmony to your home life--with the same principles you've used to achieve kudos in your * Success Begins with Commitment
* Unite, Don't Divide
* Develop a Culture of Collaboration
* Creating Lasting Value
* Become a Skillful Communicator
* Build on Strengths
* Grow Your Children Effectively
* Periodically Assess Progress
* Protect Your Investment
* Maximize Resources Packed full of real-life examples, helpful exercises, and a 10-step action plan, The Marriage-Work Connection provides you with all of the tools you need to restore vitality, energy, and love to your relationship--and build a marriage that lasts!

Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was recommended to me by a colleague who described the content very differently from what was actually contained in the book--so part of my dislike of the book may have been due to dashed expectations. The book contains pretty typical marriage advice presented with a business slant, written to an executive audience. I found many parts of the book to be sexist, referring multiple times to women execs are having "excessive testosterone" or their partners who may earn less as being "emasculated". Some of the marital advice is good, but some of it is a little unrealistic, e.g. the author suggests having an "emotional conference" for 15 minutes every week in which each partner shares their deepest feelings, e.g. " When you said x, it triggered the feeling of insecurity that I have which I feel is linked to my childhood experiences as...". Maybe that's realistic for very emotionally healthy couples, but probably not most. I will keep this book in mind in case I ever need a recommendation for a slightly sexist, business-focused exec, but other than that it will probably gather dust on my shelf.