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Moves beyond Venus and Mars to show how couples, whether brand-new or married many years, can find happiness and fulfillment through — rather than despite — their differences
List of contents
Foreword (TK)
Part 1: OUR ROLE IN CREATING REALITY
Chapter 1: Whose Reality is Right?
Chapter 2: Making Sense
Chapter 3: Creating Reality
Chapter 4: Using Differences as Teachers
Part 2: SKILLS
Chapter 5: Response-Ability
Chapter 6: Responsible Communication
Chapter 7: Listening
Chapter 8: Escalation
Chapter 9: Mutual Problem Solving
Part 3: TOOLS/APPROACHES
Chapter 10: Conflicts over Values
Chapter 11: Reframing
Chapter 12: Reframing Your Life Story
Chapter 13: Self-Talk
Chapter 14: Who's the Me in This Conflict?
Chapter 15: The Value of Being Different
Chapter 16: A Closing Comment
Appendix 1: When You Need Help
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Author
About the author
In addition to working with couples,
James L. Creighton, PhD, has conducted communication trainings, mediations, and conflict-resolution processes for universities, public schools, the Job Corps, Fortune 500 corporations, and government entities. He lives in Kihei, Hawaii.
