We Need to Talk
How to Successfully Navigate Conflict
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- 14,99 лв.
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- 14,99 лв.
Publisher Description
How we deal with conflict will either grow a relationship or destroy it. Experienced therapist Dr. Linda Mintle expertly leads readers through successful conflict management, resulting in more secure and peaceful relationships. Practical and approachable, We Need to Talk offers real-world advice based on solid research for marriages, parenting, extended family, ex-spouses, blended families, and friendships. Readers will learn to reverse negative relationship patterns, let go of unresolved anger, negotiate expectations, set boundaries, and even stay in relationships with unsolvable conflicts. Self-inventories, questions, and descriptions of personality styles provide hands-on tools for self-recognition and better understanding. Throughout, Dr. Mintle directs readers to their ultimate source of relational transformation: a loving God.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mintle (Press Pause Before You Eat), a therapist and clinical social worker, offers readers methods for responding without panic when the words we need to talk" are uttered. She shows readers how to rethink their own communication styles and skills, while equipping them to improve those skills. Shedescribes six basic ways of reacting to interpersonal conflicts while assuring readers that even very ingrained habits can be changed, leading to a life that isn't undermined by insecurity or residues of a difficult past. Mintle provides clear advice on navigating even the trickiest relationships, opening the way for readers to emulate her suggestions in their own lives. She also weaves in an occasional element of Christian faith that some readers will appreciate, though others may not need it.