Relationship RX: Prescriptions for Lasting Love and Deeper Connection

Offers a prescription for restoring the struggling relationship back to health.

What if couples could take their relationship vitamins or medicine in order to prevent and treat problems in their relationships or restore their struggling relationship back to health? Here, two seasoned relationship experts address the top problems in relationships and provide simple strategies and exercises, grounded in relationship science, that couples can use to have the healthiest - and happiest - relationship of their lives.

The reader will benefit from discussions about research on effective communication strategies, adult attachment styles, cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, and lessons learned from decades of relationship research - all presented in an easy to digest fashion, making Relationship Rx an easy pill to swallow. As Griffin and Schwartz tackle the major issues most couples face (or will inevitably face), they offer a tiered approach to mild, moderate, or severe relationship symptoms - each requiring various levels of intervention . The reader is introduced to three new couples in each chapter - all struggling to some degree in their marriages or long-term relationships. Each chapter concludes with a series of practical relationship exercises or techniques that couples can do in their own homes.

Any couple hoping to prevent or address those issues in their relationships that often derail couples will find a relatable resource here and easy-to-implement strategies for restoring even the most challenges relationships.

ISBN-13: 9781538165737

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 02-13-2023

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Jessica L. Griffin, PsyD, is professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where she has been a faculty member since 2006. Griffin has been an expert and consultant on several television docuseries about relationships, marriage and divorce on A&E’s Lifetime Television network including: Seven Year Switch, Married at First Sight, Honeymoon Island, and Happily Ever After. She has a private consulting and coaching business and is the CEO of LoveBuilder, which provides educational online courses to couples, singles, and parents. Dr. Jessica resides in Massachusetts. Pepper Schwartz, PhD, is a highly acclaimed relationship and sexuality professional. She is a professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she has created the Pepper Schwartz fellowship on intimate relationships and sexuality. She is also on the advisory board of the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Program in Human Sexuality where they have created an endowed professorship in her name: the Pepper Schwartz Professorship on Sexuality and Life Cycle Aging. She is the only original expert on Married at First Sight and has remained with the franchise since Season One. She resides outside of Seattle.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................................XX Introduction.................................................................................................................................XX 1)Fear of Change................................................................................................................1 2)Trust................................................................................................................................20 3)Emotional Intimacy.........................................................................................................50 4)Sex and Attraction.............. ............................................................................................73 5)Unfulfilled Needs and Unmet Expectations....................................................................92 6)Boredom..........................................................................................................................108 7)Disrespect and Contempt................................................................................................126 8)Household Responsibilities.............................................................................................149 9)Money and Finances.......................................................................................................171 10) Friends and Family........................................................................................................188 11)Children and Parenting...................................................................................................208 Conclusions.................................................................................................................................228 Bibliography................................................................................................................................ Show More