Growing Married: Creating Stories for a Lifetime of Love

by Karen Skerrett

Have you ever wondered how you can develop as a person and grow a relationship, or if it’s really possible to create a marriage that works over the long haul?Growing Married offers a powerful approach to uncovering the positive potential within your relationship from the unique perspective of lifecycle change. Weaving together cutting-edge thinking, research and practical strategies, Karen Skerrett explains why creating stories that emphasize a “We” attitude is key to both navigating change and flourishing across a lifetime of togetherness. Looking at growth from the perspective of the relationship and what to pay attention to at particular points in time helps you focus on what matters most.

Growing Married highlights the experiences of courageous couples who share the ways they built and nourished resilient love stories. They teach us that the real power lies in your partnership itself. They also teach us how the pursuit of meaning and purpose can help override different rates of partner change and help a relationship thrive in the face of challenges.

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Those stuck in the pain of hopelessness, self-blame and uncertainty about the course of their life together.Those eager to chart a long-term relationship and want to understand the unique dilemmas and opportunities specific to certain phases of life.Those who want to build the team attitude so essential to individual and relationship resilience.
Filled with illuminating and relatable stories, reflection guides and exercises that prompt you to consider your own patterns and habits of relating, Growing Married is a wise, compassionate resource for partners trying to shape a lifetime of meaning, integrity and love together.

282 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 9, 2022