Stop the fight!

If you find yourself in a relationship that is deteriorating as rising arguments, escalating fights and bitter battles take over,  and  “Stop fighting with my partner” is on your list of New Year’s resolutions,  I recommend a truely wonderful, wise and (yes!) fun book for couples:  Stop the fight! by Michelle Brody, Ph.D.

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00Z8CZQRC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1by

Brody describes 12 typical topics that most of my clients argue over again and again.

They might sound familiar to you:

• The Partner Improvement Fight
• The Prove Your Point Fight
• The Nagging-Tuning Out Fight
• The Escalating Fight
• The Household Responsibilities Fight
• The Birthday Fight
• The Bad Reputation Fight
• The You-Don’t-Care-About-Me Fight
• The Sex Fight
• The Money Fight
• The Parenting Differences Fight
• The Difficult Relatives Fight

What makes this book outstanding is Brody’s capacity to convey a deep understanding for the fighting couple’s complex dynamic that is both very professional, indeed profound and yet very easy to understand. She conveys very clear, down-to-earth advice and yet never oversimplifies the dynamics of disappointment, outrage and selfrightousness in relational conflicts. Plus: her illustrations are great. Hilarious, in fact.