Publisher's Synopsis
Some of the greatest pain and the greatest joy that we experience in life comes through our relationships with others. There is a great deal of stress and pain that comes through crumbling marriages, estrangement from family members or friends, business deals that go south or when we feel like our skills are not fully appreciated at work. On the other side, there is so much joy that comes through respectful and loving family relationships, friends that we feel we connect with and learn from, and work experiences where we feel that we are able to satisfactorily use our skills to improve the lives of others and contribute to society. In this book, we have put together some tools and principles that we have seen help people move through the pain of unhappy or unsuccessful relationships to the promise of greater peace in efforts to strengthen relationships in all areas of life. These tools and principles can be useful as individual tools and strategies but can also be used professionally as part of a therapeutic process.
