''This book is a gift! Ms. Edwards is giving you the result of her many years of hard work, her dedication to professionalism, and her thorough pursuit of truth. It is a rare blend of scholarship, the practice of psychotherapy and the ability to teach in an understandable manner. It brims with countless valuable insights and is a remarkable synthesis of key elements to marital relationships that, heretofore, have been treated separately. It sets the stage for your and your partner's journey of self-discovery and mutual healing and will touch a chord within you that makes it hard to put down. You will want to read it over and over because you learn something new each time. It will greatly benefit every couple who reads it.'' --William E. Schneider, PhD, Clinical and Organizational Psychologist, President, Corporate Development Group, Author of The Reengineering Alternative''Another book on unhappy marriages? Yes, but a really good one! Jana Edwards writes with warmth and wisdom about the repetitive quarrels that turn many marriages into battlegrounds. Drawing on years of experience treating couples, family systems theory, and a wide-ranging knowledge of personality dynamics, Edwards does a remarkable job of dissecting marital conflicts--and offering practical advice for dealing with them.'' --Michael P. Nichols, PhD, Professor of Psychology, The College of William Mary, Author of The Lost Art of Listening and Stop Arguing with Your Kids''Jana Edwards has achieved several important tasks in this book. She uses case examples, theory, and experiences to provide practitioners with an excellent combination of knowledge and skills to enhance their effectiveness. Ms. Edwards has written with clarity, and her use of case scenarios affords accessibility to students and practitioners with varied levels of practice experience.'' --James Herbert Williams, PhD, MSW, Dean and Milton Morris Endowed Chair, Graduate School of Social Work, University of DenverAbout the AuthorA licensed clinical social worker and board-certified diplomate in clinical social work, Jana Edwards has specialized in treating couples in her private practice in Denver, Colorado for over thirty years, and she teaches a course she developed for couples therapists entitled ''Neurodynamic Couples Therapy.'' She has twice been named Most Distinguished Clinician by the Colorado Society for Clinical Social Work and recognized as a Master Scholar by the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Ms. Edwards has been married for thirty-three years and has two married stepchildren and five stepgrandchildren. whats the best selling book of all time Why Are You Driving Me Crazy?: How the Dramas of Marriage Can Change You for Good
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Need Strategies and Processes, This Is the Book for You!!By CustomerWhat a helpful book and very valuable resource for all who seek ways to improve their personal interactions. I am not a psychiatrist or psychologist by trade, but having been married for 45 years, I am often asked by friends and family members relationship questions. I found this book to be quite beneficial in describing the personal behaviors that lead to the dramas of our lives. What makes Why Are You Driving Me Crazy?, different from other books, is that it doesn't just explain types/styles but it offers ideas, strategies and processes to address real issues.First I bought one copy, then I bought two additional copies. I kept the first for myself and have offered the other two as gift to friends when they ask questions about ways to deal with issues effecting their lives. I have now offered the books to three different couples. One couple even chose to do a book study to look at ways to improve their interactions. As you can tell, I would highly recommend this book to any one interested in improving their relationshipsit's useful and practical!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. is perhaps one of the best and most helpful books I have read this yearBy Suzanne Cast, LCSWWhy do you drive me crazy, is perhaps one of the best and most helpful books I have read this year.Edwards has produced a book that is useful and informative for both for therapists and patients. This book combines a wonderfully clear and concise explanation of theory, both psychotherapeutic and neurobiological, with a non-threatening discussion of how to recognize the destructive dramas and the hopeful path to transforming them.The use of example couples, some more complex than others, gives the reader a concrete way of understanding how the theories show up in concrete ways. It also provides a scaffold on which couples may hang the issues that create their own endless cycles. Because they are allowed to do so, they have a better chance of seeing how, like the couples in the book, they too might shift to a healing pattern, or at the very least see that there is hope and help for them exit their destructive pattern. By using her own marriage as one of the examples, Edwards is able join her readers in a common journey.This book can easily be used by a therapist not only to gain a clearer perspective herself, but it also provides excellent language for her to explain it to couples. I am impressed that Edwards has chosen to write a book that is impressively researched and written while serving the actual needs of so many couples fighting for their families. I highly recommend Why are you Driving me Crazy both to therapists who doing couples work and to couples trying to understand the destructive pattern that is threatening their happiness. Both will be glad they did.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their relationshipBy Dr JudeAs a clinical psychologist and the veteran of a 20 year marriage, I found this book to be a profound understanding and treatment of couple dynamics. It is both personally relevant and academically impressive. Most of all, it is hopeful. Jana Edwards reframes inevitable, frustrating and often destructive marital patterns into a challenging, inevitable journey that can free and deeply reward individuals and their partners. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to improve their relationship, and to all clinicians.Dr. Jude Meyer