This newest book from groundbreaking therapists Hal and Sidra Stone shows us how to turn our relationships into true partnerships or "joint ventures," in which partners discover how to:
balance their need for relationship with their need for individuality relinquish judgment and criticism improve decision making and communication celebrate sensuality and sexuality include children in their lives without sacrificing their own relationship. Drawing on more than 40 years of relationship counseling, this practical and inspiring guide shows readers how to keep the magic in relationships alive and how to embrace the lessons that relationship has to teach. This book is for anyone involved in an intimate relationship who wants to reclaim passion, love, and and romance.
Hal and Sidra Stone are pshychologists who use a psycho-spiritual approach to their work. The technique they use is coined "voice-dialogue". It deals with working with the multiple selves we all contain to develop an "aware ego". To the point and dramatically effective, at least for me.