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The bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship, in an all new production of the revised and updated text—on CD for the first time
In Getting the Love You Want, Dr. Harville Hendrix presents the relationship skills that have already helped hundreds of thousands of couples to replace confrontation and criticism with a healing process of mutual growth and support. This extraordinarily practical guide describes the revolutionary technique of IMAGO Relationship Therapy, which combines a number of disciplines—including the behavioral sciences, depth psychology, cognitive therapy, and Gestalt therapy, among others—to create a program to resolve conflict and renew communication and passion.
Dr. Hendrix describes the three stages of intimate relationships, provides illustrative case studies and gives recommendations to help couples create a stronger bond between them. Step by step, he offers advice on how to communicate with greater accuracy and sensitivity, how to let go of self-defeating behaviors, and how to focus energy on meeting each partner's needs.
With Getting the Love You Want, couples in any stage of a relationship can resolve their conflicts and achieve mutual emotional satisfaction.
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"It was a great introduction to Amago therapy, had some insightful ways to communicate with my partner, and I have seen that it is respected in the psychology world or therapists; since this book was mentioned many times in my course of reading it! "
— Lisa (5 out of 5 stars)
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This book will help any couple find the love they want hidden under all the concealing confusion of a close and intimate relationship. I have seen these principles in application and they work!
— James A. Hall, M.D. -
Harville Hendrix offers the best program I've seen for using the love/hate energy in marriage to help a couple heal one another and to become whole together.
— T. George Harris, Editor-in-Chief, American Health magazine -
Getting the Love You Want is a remarkable book--the most incisive and persuasive I have ever read on the knotty problems of marriage relationships.
— Ann Roberts, Former President, Rockefeller Family Fund -
“I know of no better guide for couples who genuinely desire a maturing relationship.
— M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled
Getting the Love You Want Listener Reviews
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" Oldie but a darn goodie. The exercises in the back will save you lots of time in marital counseling! "
— Laurel, 5/14/2011 -
" Harville's dyad/dialogue process is one of the best to defuse conflict that I have ever found - I use it in personal and professional relationships with great results. "
— Lissa, 5/10/2011 -
" Excellent book that gives you a great new perspective on your significant other. "
— Sherry, 1/13/2011 -
" Pat and I are both reading this as prep for a workshop we are doing in January...... "
— Linda, 12/6/2010 -
" So much to ponder about the ways that healing is a work in progress and marriage is the soil for redemptive change. "
— Nita, 11/22/2010 -
" Had some good suggestions, but a lot of fluff all around it. I did not enjoy reading it, but found some of the material useful. "
— Rachel, 10/18/2010 -
" My reaction to this book is highly personal and not safe for sharing on the internet, though I'd be happy to discuss it in person with anyone. It blew me away; I learned so much from it that I feel changed. "
— Sherah, 10/17/2010 -
" This book helped us save our marriage. "
— Claire, 6/24/2010 -
" Fantastic book Everyone should read this if they want to give love a fair chance. "
— Amy, 4/24/2010 -
" Amazing book for anyone in a relationship. "
— Cassandra, 2/19/2010 -
" i read it for work, i swear! but better than i thought it would be and has some good exercises in it for homework. "
— Lisbeth, 2/8/2010
About Harville Hendrix
Harville Hendrix, PhD, a clinical pastoral counselor and cocreator of Imago Relationship Therapy, has more than thirty-five years of experience as an educator, public lecturer, and couples’ therapist. He is the author of a number of successful books on intimate relationships and parenting, including Receiving Love, Getting the Love You Want, The Personal Companion, Giving the Love that Heals, and many others. He has appeared on many television shows, including a number of guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show. His work has also been written about in many publications nationwide. Harville holds a PhD in psychology and theology from the University of Chicago and divides his time between New York and New Mexico.