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Written by board-certified mental health and marriage and family coaches Rebekah and Gabe Lyons, The Fight for Us offers biblical wisdom and encouragement, as well as practical guidance, that will give you the confidence you need to heal what has been hurt in your marriage and rebuild an even better one.
About the author
Rebekah Lyons is a national speaker, host of the popular Rhythms for Life podcast, and bestselling author of Rhythms of Renewal, You Are Free, and Freefall to Fly. An old soul with a contemporary, honest voice, Rebekah reveals her own battles to overcome anxiety and build a healthy, thriving marriage—and invites couples to fight for and boldly pursue the marriage God has called them into. Alongside her husband, Gabe, Rebekah finds joy in raising four children, two of whom have Down syndrome. Her work has been featured on The TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CNN, FOX News, Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, and more.
Gabe Lyons is the founder and president of THINQ Media, an organization that equips thought leaders to create conversations that lead to wisdom in every area of society. Gabe is the host of the UnderCurrent podcast and cohost of Rhythms for Life with his wife, Rebekah. His books include Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme (2016), The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America (2010), and unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why It Matters (2007). Described as “sophisticated and orthodox” by the New York Times, Gabe’s work represents a timeless yet current perspective on faith’s role in culture and has been featured by CNN, the New York Times, Fox News, and USA Today. He and Rebekah, a bestselling author, national speaker and mental wellness expert, have four children and live in Franklin, Tennessee.
Summary
An insightful, powerful path forward for couples, whether you're in a struggling marriage or simply looking for ways to enhance and strengthen your relationship.
Marriage is hard for all kinds of reasons--financial struggles, parenting styles, personality differences, difficult circumstances. It's easy to drift apart, walking through life more as roommates than partners. But there's so much more for your marriage. The Fight for Us offers biblical wisdom and encouragement, as well as practical guidance, that will give you the confidence you need to cultivate the happy and healthy marriage you long for.
Rebekah and Gabe Lyons shepherd you as ones who have been there--many times--in their twenty-seven-year marriage, while also drawing on their mental-health coaching and marriage-counseling expertise to help you breathe new life into your marriage. The Fight for Us will guide you to:
- Discover why you fight, how you fight, and how to overcome toxic patterns to fight well
- Renew your commitment to love, care for, and show grace to your spouse
- Relinquish coping mechanisms and/or addictions that have come between you
- Understand your spouse's needs while still validating your own
- Establish goals and rhythms that will deepen your friendship and intimacy as a couple
- And, most of all, lean on the One who fights for you and your marriage
Whatever your reason for fighting for your marriage,
The Fight for Us covers it all: community, health, money, parenting, career, sex, conflict, and spirituality. Your journey toward a growing, healthy, thriving marriage starts here.
