Helping Couples
Proven Strategies for Coaches, Counselors, and Clergy
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The ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want to live out a love that lasts!
Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott and Dr. David Olson--renowned marriage experts and founders of the two largest marriage support organizations, SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH--share what they have learned from decades of research involving more than five million couples. Packed with practical and proven methods, data-driven techniques, and immediately usable strategies, Helping Couples includes:
- The secrets--and the science--behind couples who thrive with lasting love
- Why romantic love is never enough, and what to do about it
- Strategies to instantly help reduce conflicts and increase intimacy
- The game-changing boost that scientific assessment tools give couples at any age or stage
- Four common myths about marriage and how to debunk them
- The distilled wisdom from hundreds of insightful surveys and studies
- How you can reduce a couple's chances of divorce by 31 percent
The ultimate guide for coaches, counselors, and clergy who want to know what really works!
Les Parrott
Number-one New York Times bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Les Parrott has been featured on Oprah, CBS This Morning, the Today Show, CNN, and The View, as well as in USA Today and The New York Times. His books, which include Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts and many others, have sold over five million copies. Les and his wife, Leslie, a marriage therapist, are the creators of BetterLove.com, a resource for couples. Les and Leslie live in Seattle, Washington.
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Leslie Parrott
Dr. Leslie Parrott is a marriage and family therapist and a New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including God Made You Nose to Toes. She and her husband, Dr. Les Parrott, are the creators of MyHeartChart.com, a free relationship assessment. Together, they also co-authored Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Leslie has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, CNN, and The View, and has been featured in USA Today and The New York Times. She and Les live in Seattle. Learn more at LesAndLeslie.com.
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David H. Olson
David H. Olson, PhD, is founder and president of Life Innovations, which produces a variety of products designed to build stronger marriages. A national and international marriage and family expert, Olson is professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota and the author of more than twenty books. Dr. Olson has appeared on a variety of television programs including Today, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and Oprah. He lives in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.
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