Relationship Intensive Care: A Practical Guide to Saving and Maintaining Your Relationship (Not Part of a)

I have always wondered why relationships were so disposable, divorces so easy to get and why any subsequent relationships also tended to fail. Conversely, I also wondered why in the world others stayed in clearly dysfunctional and even abusive relationships. Over the years, as I worked with couples I noticed a common theme among clients. Many were in their second, third or fourth long term relationship or marriage and were once again having the same issues. It was obvious to me that people would leave one relationship thinking their partner was the problem or that they were a bad combination and incompatible. They would then take their learned dysfunctional behavours into the next relationship which, having no lessons being learned, would of course often result in another unsuccessful union: and their ex would do exactly the same. Like a bad movie playing out time and time again. You could write the script of what the arguments would be about, what the patterns of discontent would be and how the relationship would be undermined just like the relationship that came before. This book will show you how to effectively go about the business of healing your relationships and also; Explain why people behave the way they do Identify where most people go wrong and what to do about it Help you decide what the real issues are and if the relationship should be saved Give you a practical intensive care plan to help heal the identified issues Teach you how to deal with people and situations that threaten your relationship Guide you in how to move on with dignity from a failed relationship Give you strategies to heal your heart and get on with your life Leonie Ruth Schilling is a very experienced counsellor who writes with authority bringing a wealth of both academic and experiential knowledge to her work with couples and individuals. Leonie also teaches the Diploma of Counselling. Teaching counselling ensures Leonie's knowledge and practice is always up to date. In addition to teaching and training, Leonie runs a thriving private practice which moves clients forward in all areas, including personal counselling, couples and family therapy, grief and loss, mediation and employment counselling. Leonie is also a qualified Early Childhood Educator and works with children and youths of all age groups. Leonie is a published author who has written Relationship Intensive Care: A practical guide to saving and maintaining your relationship and has written a weekly column for The Messenger Magazine for over nine years.