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Feel Good Marriage: 7 Steps To A Rock Solid Relationship Without Counseling
How We Became Best Friends and Lovers Again Without Counseling and How You Can Do It Too
How a disconnected husband turned a family crisis into a fulfilling and healthy marriage without professional counseling.
In this powerful, eye-opening, an straight to the point guide,
you’ll hear from Marko first-hand how he and his wife transformed their relationship back from the brink of disaster, and to the loving, exciting, passionate, and connected partnership they enjoy today.
This book will...
- Teach you the mindset needed to feel loved, appreciated, accepted and safe with each other again, no matter how bad things have gotten.
- Show you how to become friends again because you can’t have a happy and fulfilling relationship without being friends first.
- Help you learn to open up and listen so you can finally get heard, even if you can barely look at each other right now.
- Teach you how to disagree and overcome small and big problems so you can stay connected even when you disagree.
- Help you understand not just why your partner does what they do, but why you yourself do what you do (and what to do about it).
- Help you get a sense for shared future and establish your north star, which will lead you even when the marital road gets bumpy.
- And a whole lot more!
The book is packed with real-life examples and exercises that you can put into practice immediately.
What others are saying:
“To get someone to realize not just why their partner does what they do, but why THEY themselves do what they do, I think, is huge.” - Barbara Spence, Writer and Editor
“Just reading the first chapter of the book Feel Good Marriage has me so captivated! I didn't really think of my marriage as needing anything, it is fine... but hearing Marko’s story and reading the first chapter revealed just how much more my husband and I could be together.” - Amy Neely, Healthy Happy Homemaking
“Marko Petkovic’s book, Feel Good Marriage is outstanding! I’m celebrating 27 years with my husband next week and appreciated the
reminders of what it takes to have a “Feel Good Marriage.” - Dr.
Tamara Monosoff, best-selling business author, media contributor, and mentor.
“Marko’s book is a true eye-opener. A powerful book that will take your intimate relationship to the next level and teach you how to create a more healthy and happy relationship. What he teaches is so simple and yet so profound.” - Yasmin Demirhan, Master Trainer and Life Coach
“Marko is brave, honest, and very real in this book. He openly shares his own story of struggle and how he turned it around to make it a great success. Then he shows you how you can do it too! My husband & I are reading it together. It’s been both intimate and a lot of fun. What marriage couldn’t use that?” - Colleen Aynn Borges, Inspirational Artist, Author, Speaker
“I’m captivated. The book Feel Good Marriage is
practical and I love Marko’s bravery and openness in sharing his own lessons learned. TheFeel Good Marriage ... more than gives hope..., it shows us how it can be done.” - Jennifer Rosenwald, Business & Life Coach, Author,
Speaker
P.S. FREE GIFT for all who purchase the book, a PDF guide “How to Stop Fighting and Keep Your Peace Without Sacrificing Your Feelings.”
How a disconnected husband turned a family crisis into a fulfilling and healthy marriage without professional counseling.
In this powerful, eye-opening, an straight to the point guide,
you’ll hear from Marko first-hand how he and his wife transformed their relationship back from the brink of disaster, and to the loving, exciting, passionate, and connected partnership they enjoy today.
This book will...
- Teach you the mindset needed to feel loved, appreciated, accepted and safe with each other again, no matter how bad things have gotten.
- Show you how to become friends again because you can’t have a happy and fulfilling relationship without being friends first.
- Help you learn to open up and listen so you can finally get heard, even if you can barely look at each other right now.
- Teach you how to disagree and overcome small and big problems so you can stay connected even when you disagree.
- Help you understand not just why your partner does what they do, but why you yourself do what you do (and what to do about it).
- Help you get a sense for shared future and establish your north star, which will lead you even when the marital road gets bumpy.
- And a whole lot more!
The book is packed with real-life examples and exercises that you can put into practice immediately.
What others are saying:
“To get someone to realize not just why their partner does what they do, but why THEY themselves do what they do, I think, is huge.” - Barbara Spence, Writer and Editor
“Just reading the first chapter of the book Feel Good Marriage has me so captivated! I didn't really think of my marriage as needing anything, it is fine... but hearing Marko’s story and reading the first chapter revealed just how much more my husband and I could be together.” - Amy Neely, Healthy Happy Homemaking
“Marko Petkovic’s book, Feel Good Marriage is outstanding! I’m celebrating 27 years with my husband next week and appreciated the
reminders of what it takes to have a “Feel Good Marriage.” - Dr.
Tamara Monosoff, best-selling business author, media contributor, and mentor.
“Marko’s book is a true eye-opener. A powerful book that will take your intimate relationship to the next level and teach you how to create a more healthy and happy relationship. What he teaches is so simple and yet so profound.” - Yasmin Demirhan, Master Trainer and Life Coach
“Marko is brave, honest, and very real in this book. He openly shares his own story of struggle and how he turned it around to make it a great success. Then he shows you how you can do it too! My husband & I are reading it together. It’s been both intimate and a lot of fun. What marriage couldn’t use that?” - Colleen Aynn Borges, Inspirational Artist, Author, Speaker
“I’m captivated. The book Feel Good Marriage is
practical and I love Marko’s bravery and openness in sharing his own lessons learned. TheFeel Good Marriage ... more than gives hope..., it shows us how it can be done.” - Jennifer Rosenwald, Business & Life Coach, Author,
Speaker
P.S. FREE GIFT for all who purchase the book, a PDF guide “How to Stop Fighting and Keep Your Peace Without Sacrificing Your Feelings.”
- GenresNonfiction
272 pages, Paperback
First published July 6, 2014
About the author
Marko Petkovic
5 books4 followersMarko Petkovic is the author of the 47 Little Love Boosters For a Happy Marriage,
the Feel Good Marriage and The 5 Little Love Rituals. He is also the creator of feelgoodrituals.com, dedicated to helping people achieve healthy, fulfilling relationships, personal success and abundance by developing habits and rituals that make us feel good.
He believes that successful relationships are acts of doing, not having, and can therefore be learned. Marko believes that every person has a choice, and that everyone can change.
Married for more than fifteen years,
Marko writes for modern women and men of the twenty-first century who struggle balancing their professional work with home and raising kids while trying to be good partners to their life mates.
Marko is also the father of two boys. He would like to consider himself to be a kickass husband and father, but he still screws up every now and then. When this happens, he says to himself, “Tomorrow, I’ll do better,” and sees those everyday family challenges as inspiration for his own work. He starts his day early and believes that hope is not a plan.
the Feel Good Marriage and The 5 Little Love Rituals. He is also the creator of feelgoodrituals.com, dedicated to helping people achieve healthy, fulfilling relationships, personal success and abundance by developing habits and rituals that make us feel good.
He believes that successful relationships are acts of doing, not having, and can therefore be learned. Marko believes that every person has a choice, and that everyone can change.
Married for more than fifteen years,
Marko writes for modern women and men of the twenty-first century who struggle balancing their professional work with home and raising kids while trying to be good partners to their life mates.
Marko is also the father of two boys. He would like to consider himself to be a kickass husband and father, but he still screws up every now and then. When this happens, he says to himself, “Tomorrow, I’ll do better,” and sees those everyday family challenges as inspiration for his own work. He starts his day early and believes that hope is not a plan.
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August 30, 2014
Feel Good Marriage is a simple straight forward approach to healing your marriage. Unlike other books Marko Petkovic teaches you how to begin with what's most important: how you think about and see your partner. This one focus has opened up my eyes to all of my relationships and even as a mental health counselor, has shifting my thinking.
I love the part in the book that says the amygdala doesn't remember names and faces. He shares the amygdala cannot tell the difference between your mom shouting and calling you by your full name and your spouse who is using your full name currently. Your mom wanted to scold you, whereas your partner was just inviting you to talk! We can all relate to the reaction that can cause.
Many people talk about the “honeymoon phase” of relationship. I laughed when Petcovic described stage one of a relationship like admiring yourself while on drugs. The projection onto each other he described during the beginning of a relationship is so true and he was so funny!
He says, "It's a scientifically proven fact that, during this time, [beginning of a relationship] our brains produce drugs that would be illegal on the street or need a medical prescription. To make us fall in love, our brains produce drugs like PEA, Oxytocin, cortisol, dopamine, endorphins and hormones in massive quantities.”
Once Petcovic sets the stage, which is an enjoyable read, he takes you into the step-by-step process of healing your marriage. Having been a counselor for over 30 years, I can tell you the information he gives you in this easy to read book is a gem. I have suggested to many of my clients to read this book. I would be delighted if they transitioned into a “Feel Good Marriage” and no longer sought counseling.
I love the part in the book that says the amygdala doesn't remember names and faces. He shares the amygdala cannot tell the difference between your mom shouting and calling you by your full name and your spouse who is using your full name currently. Your mom wanted to scold you, whereas your partner was just inviting you to talk! We can all relate to the reaction that can cause.
Many people talk about the “honeymoon phase” of relationship. I laughed when Petcovic described stage one of a relationship like admiring yourself while on drugs. The projection onto each other he described during the beginning of a relationship is so true and he was so funny!
He says, "It's a scientifically proven fact that, during this time, [beginning of a relationship] our brains produce drugs that would be illegal on the street or need a medical prescription. To make us fall in love, our brains produce drugs like PEA, Oxytocin, cortisol, dopamine, endorphins and hormones in massive quantities.”
Once Petcovic sets the stage, which is an enjoyable read, he takes you into the step-by-step process of healing your marriage. Having been a counselor for over 30 years, I can tell you the information he gives you in this easy to read book is a gem. I have suggested to many of my clients to read this book. I would be delighted if they transitioned into a “Feel Good Marriage” and no longer sought counseling.
January 23, 2019
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October 16, 2014
This is one of a handful of books that I read twice. Amazingly the second time I saw different things. This would hold true for most things in our lives - we see what we need or what we experience. Despite having a better than good marriage I was intrigued by Marko’s aspiration to have a great marriage. For me this book is not about saving the marriage but building it. It is not a goal but a journey of self discovery - in a couple or alone. It also helps to identify those nasty little poisonous things that would sneak into a marital everyday and where one would just not react due to lack of time or energy or merely dismissing it as not important. Marko shows numerous examples how these small ignored steps can lead to a major sidestep. With that in mind, the right path can be chosen well in advance. The book also offers hints and techniques what to do to travel safely and lightly on this chosen path. It is a sample of useful and proven techniques in one book, instead of going through classes and books to learn the same.
My major takeaway is to have meaningful discussions - daily and weekly. I knew it was important, but with all the stress and obligation, I kept procrastinating. This book helped me put them back on the priority list. Journaling is another thing I liked.
The unsposken truth Marko talks about is that the problem is not so much in communication skills as it is in negative perception of one another. How we perceive our partner (and ourselves) creates many more problems than the poor communication itself. The Feel Good Marriage book provides a way to overcome that and I found that part especially valuable.
The change starts there. And all it takes it can be as little as this awareness with one of the partners (and this book). Despite the title, I would recommend the book to every person who wants to improve their relationship or set solid foundations for a new love.
My major takeaway is to have meaningful discussions - daily and weekly. I knew it was important, but with all the stress and obligation, I kept procrastinating. This book helped me put them back on the priority list. Journaling is another thing I liked.
The unsposken truth Marko talks about is that the problem is not so much in communication skills as it is in negative perception of one another. How we perceive our partner (and ourselves) creates many more problems than the poor communication itself. The Feel Good Marriage book provides a way to overcome that and I found that part especially valuable.
The change starts there. And all it takes it can be as little as this awareness with one of the partners (and this book). Despite the title, I would recommend the book to every person who wants to improve their relationship or set solid foundations for a new love.
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