{"product_id":"why-couples-fight-isbn-9780806540443","title":"Why Couples Fight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author and relationship expert, Mira Kirshenbaum examines power dynamics in relationships and teaches couples her three-step method for ending their power struggles and finding their way back to love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do two well-meaning people who genuinely care about each other end up in a damaged, unsatisfying relationship?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery couple faces conflict and often the root of the problem is how we're not getting our needs met. Initially, we will try to remedy it with reasonable requests--or hints--and a kind tone. But when that fails, we feel disempowered, which leads to sighs, eye rolls, silences, subtle put-downs, insults, and even threats. These are power moves. And while we often engage in power moves unintentionally, the result is the same: our partner feels disempowered and will try to re-empower themselves. Thus the continuous, endlessly destructive dynamic takes hold. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelationship expert Mira Kirshenbaum, bestselling author of Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay, reveals a better way with her three-step method for conflict-free problem solving. By recognizing each partner's power moves, we can instead find mutually satisfying ways to heal our hurts and meet each other's needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNon-judgmental, compassionate, and wise, this is an indispensable guide to help couples end the negative cycle and get back to the loving understanding that brought them together in the first place.\u003cb\u003eMira Kirshenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twelve books--including the influential \u003ci\u003eToo Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay\u003c\/i\u003e--which have been translated into more than twenty languages. A two-time finalist for the Books for a Better Life award, Mira is co-founder of The Chestnut Hill Institute, an internationally recognized center for research and psychotherapy for couples, families, and individuals. She has been a workshop leader and trainer for medical professionals at Harvard Medical School and other institutions. She has appeared on CNN, \u003ci\u003e20\/20, Today, and CBS' Early Show,\u003c\/i\u003e and has been featured as an expert in \u003ci\u003eO magazine, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Glamour, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303568363749,"sku":"NP9780806540443","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780806540443.jpg?v=1767744260","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/why-couples-fight-isbn-9780806540443","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}