Till Death Do Us Part (Unless I Kill You First) : A Step-by-Step Guide for Resolving Marital Conflict

by Turndorf, Jamie

• ISBN13: 9780805061123
• ISBN10: 0805061126
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-11
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.

Summary

Peace reigns, love grows, marriages are saved. This is not a fairy-tale ending. Practicing psychologist Jamie Turndorf, Ph.D., has seen love and intimate connection replace even the highest levels of tension and anger when battling couples follow her twelve-step conflict resolution program. Based on fifteen years of clinical and laboratory research at her Center for Emotional Communication in upstate New York, the step-by-step plan she shares in this book breaks the conflict cycle in over 90 percent of warring couples she sees. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jamie Turndorf, Ph.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Love), is a practicing psychologist and director of the Center for Emotional Communication in Millbrook, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
Understanding the Chemistry of Fighting	p. 7
The Marriage Battleground: Rate Your Conflicts on the Marital Richter Scale	p. 15
The No Fly (off the Handle) Zone: Eliminating Fight Traps and Faulty Conflict Resolution Tactics	p. 31
Battle of the Bulge: The Sex Wars	p. 53
Battle Scars: How Childhood Wounds Cause Chronic Marital Conflict and How to Heal Them	p. 64
How Your Head Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy: Training Your Mind to Fight for (Not against) You	p. 89
The Battle-Ax: How Wives Can Use "Climate Control" Techniques to End Marital Fighting	p. 96
Listening to the Battle Cry: How to Use Your Ears to Resolve Conflicts	p. 118
On Furlough: Knowing When Not to Negotiate	p. 142
The Peace Treaty: How to Negotiate a Contract	p. 155
Conclusion: Declaring a Permanent Truce	p. 186
References and Suggested Reading	p. 189
Index	p. 195
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