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Book details
  • Genre:FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
  • SubGenre:Marriage & Long-Term Relationships
  • Language:English
  • Pages:360
  • eBook ISBN:9781624883880

Discovering a Dynamic Marriage

12 Secrets for Navigating Uncharted Seas

by Joy Evans Peterson M.A.

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Overview
Divorce has touched the life of everyone in our society and longterm research reveals divorce has lifelong traumatic consequences to both children and parents, and still the divorce rate hovers at 50 percent. Many couples encountering predictable issues give up too soon because they don’t have effective communication and negotiation skills or a proven process for working through them. Discovering a Dynamic Marriage introduces a process for developing relationship skills and providing effective solutions specifically targeting the values and vision of the couple. Most marriages can succeed if the couple has the necessary support, information and tools.
Description
Divorce has touched the life of everyone in our society. Of course, divorce is the only option in certain extreme cases. However, longterm research reveals divorce has lifelong traumatic consequences to children and parents, and still the divorce rate hovers at 50 percent. Many couples encountering predictable issues give up too soon because they don’t have effective communication and negotiation skills or a proven process for working through them. Joy Peterson has treated troubled marriages for three decades and witnessed the lifelong devastation of divorce on parents and their children. Discovering a Dynamic Marriage guides a couple on an illuminating journey to discover the core beliefs that drive relationship behaviors. Then introduces a process for developing relationship skills and providing effective solutions specifically targeting the values and vision of the couple. Most marriages can succeed if the couple has the necessary support, information and tools.
About the author
Joy Peterson observes satisfaction in life is largely measured by the quality of relationships, in the family, workplace and community. Both her personal and professional experience covers a full spectrum of life and relationship in three decades of counseling, coaching, and consulting. Joy Peterson holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with post-graduate training in Organizational Transformation and Renewal. She is passionate about creating lush and lively marriages which support growth and possibilities for every member of the family.