Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love And Intimacy Alive In Committed Relationships
Passionate Marriage has long been recognized as the pioneering book on intimate human relationships. Now with a new preface by the author, this updated edition explores the ways we can keep passion alive and even reach the height of sexual and emotional fulfillment later in life. Acclaimed psychologist David Schnarch guides couples toward greater intimacy with proven techniques developed in his clinical practice and worldwide workshops.
Chapters―covering everything from understanding love relationships to helpful “tools for connections” to keeping the sparks alive years down the road―provide the scaffolding for overcoming sexual and emotional problems. This inspirational book is sure to help couples invigorate their relationships and reach the fullest potential in their love lives.
Dr. David Schnarch is a licensed clinical psychologist, Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology (ABBP), and recipient of the 2013 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Independent Practice from the American Psychological Association.
David is a long-time Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and recipient of the 2011 AAMFT Award for Distinguished Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy.
David is also certified as a Sex Therapist (Diplomat status) by the American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. He served on the AASECT Board of Directors and chaired professional education for eight years. He received the first AASECT Professional Standard of Excellence Award in 1994.
David’s books for the general public—”Passionate Marriage” (1997), “Resurrecting Sex” (2002), and “Intimacy & Desire” (2009) have been published in seven languages and become international best-sellers.
David’s latest book, “Brain Talk” (2018), explores the hidden world of interpersonal neurobiology via mind mapping (the brain’s innate ability to make mental maps of other people’s minds). “Brain Talk” gives the general public and mental health professionals access to Crucible® Neurobiological Therapy, developed through fifteen years of clinical research with highly troubled clients.
Over the last 30 years, David has a long-standing history of innovating novel approaches to psychotherapy. He is the founder of Crucible® Therapy, the first integrated marital and sexual therapy based on interpersonal differentiation. In 1991, he wrote Constructing The Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy, still used as a primary textbook in graduate training programs.
David is Co-Director of the Crucible Institute of Evergreen, Colorado. David conducts training workshops for therapists and programs for the public all around the world. For information, visit www.Crucible4Points.com.
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