These are books we often recommend to the individuals and couples we work with. Each one offers practical help you can start using right away.
Building a Strong Marriage
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman & Nan Silver
Research-based habits that separate lasting marriages from struggling ones, with practical exercises for couples.
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Hold Me Tight
by Sue Johnson
Seven conversations that help couples understand their emotional bond and stop the cycles that drive them apart.
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Tell Me No Lies
by Ellyn Bader & Peter T. Pearson
From the founders of the Couples Institute: how honesty, even when it is hard, builds a deeper and more resilient marriage.
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Wired for Love
by Stan Tatkin
How understanding your partner’s brain and attachment style can help you defuse conflict and build a secure relationship.
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The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
A simple framework for learning how your spouse gives and receives love, so your efforts actually land.
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Faith-Based Marriage
Love & Respect
by Emerson Eggerichs
A faith-based look at how a wife’s need for love and a husband’s need for respect can feed a “crazy cycle,” and how to break it. A companion Love & Respect Workbook is also available.
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The Love Dare
by Stephen & Alex Kendrick
A 40-day, faith-based challenge with a daily step toward showing unconditional love to your spouse.
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Winning Your Wife Back Before It’s Too Late
by Gary Smalley, Greg Smalley & Deborah Smalley
Practical, faith-based guidance for husbands who want to repair a marriage that is drifting or in crisis.
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Rebuilding Trust & Intimacy
Not “Just Friends”
by Shirley P. Glass
How affairs begin, how to protect your marriage, and how couples can rebuild trust after infidelity.
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Mating in Captivity
by Esther Perel
Explores how couples can keep desire alive alongside the security and familiarity of a long-term relationship.
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Rekindling Desire
by Barry McCarthy & Emily McCarthy
A step-by-step program for couples in low-sex or no-sex marriages who want to reconnect physically.
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Personal Growth
No More Mr. Nice Guy
by Robert A. Glover
For men who try to earn love by pleasing others and avoiding conflict. Shows how to stop hiding your needs and show up honestly in your marriage.
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The War of Art
by Steven Pressfield
Names the inner “Resistance” behind procrastination and self-sabotage. Helpful for anyone stuck putting off the changes they know they need to make.
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Never Split the Difference
by Chris Voss
A former FBI hostage negotiator on listening, empathy and handling tough conversations. Surprisingly useful for couples stuck in the same arguments.
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