''Groundbreaking! In Navigating Your Relationship: A Voyage for Couples, Schwab illustrates how many live their relationship 'feeling small AND looking big'. He empowers couples to create their unique roadmap for discovery and dialogue.'' --R. Dandridge Collins, Ph. D., author of the non-fiction classic The Trauma Zone: Trusting God for Emotional Healing''This is a practical, systemically oriented guide that couples and clinicians working with couples will find helpful in navigating the complex, often turbulent, waters of intimate relationships. Through his creative use of metaphor-building and steering a boat- Schwab targets significant aspects of relationships, such as defining each partner's limits of responsibility, viewing intimacy as a celebration of differences, accepting our own vulnerability, and bringing personal integrity to our interactions in the present. The focus on viewing challenges and conflicts as opportunities to experiment with new skills and remaining open to new ways of thinking is a refreshing shift from the conventional way of looking at human behavior in terms of fixed realities and pathology.'' --John Brendler, MSW, ACSW, LMFT, family and marital therapist, and founder of Building Bridges, a multidisciplinary, holistic healing context in Media, PA, co-author of Madness, Chaos, and Violence: Therapy with Families at the BrinkAbout the AuthorH. Laurence Schwab, M.F.T., has nearly thirty years of experience as a marriage and family therapist in private practice, as well as clinic and hospital settings, and has worked with hundreds of couples. This clinical experience and a family legacy of sailing and visual literacy have created the foundation of his book and its emphasis on how small people feel and how big they look at the same time. Schwab, a married father of three grown children with two grandsons, also supervises other therapists and conducts men's groups and leadership retreats. where can i read stories online for free Navigating Your Relationship: A Voyage for Couples
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent guide for couplesBy CustomerSo many books focused on improving anything assume that something is broken or dysfunctional. Bookshelves are filled with self-help books built around the premise that if only I could fix you or adjust me, all would be well. Marriage and Family Therapist Larry Schwab takes a different tack. And here his metaphor begins: using the notion of a boat voyage with co-captains at the helm, Schwab helps couples steer an initially tippy if not outright capsizing boat through rough seas and fog to figurative smooth sailing. With a mixture of education, normalizing of experiences, and examples from his own clinical practice, he aids the reader in making the adjustments necessary to upright the boat, trim the sails, and move forward on the exciting journey that is couplehood and family life. While intended for direct use by couples, it should prove a welcome addition to the therapists toolbox as well.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A welcome additionBy Sura LeahRegardless of whether the boat metaphor speaks to you, this is a sane and sensible book, worth a look for its wisdom and compassion.