Synopses & Reviews
The ultimate relationship repair from the bestselling author of Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt) and a psychologist with decades of experience
Every committed relationship goes through rough patches. Whats the difference between those that move forward and those that disintegrate? Knowledge, effort and a desire to strengthen the bond. In Actually, It Is Your Parents Fault, Philip Van Munching and Bernie Katz cut through unhelpful self-help trends to lead readers to self-knowledge and to show how:
--Even your earliest childhood experiences dictate who you fall for
--The unconscious aspects of your personality both attract and repel your partners (often at the same time)
--Your history indicates how youll fight, how well (or poorly) youll communicate, and how youll deal with tough times
--To use insight into yourself to fix your relationship
With humor and sound advice, Van Munching and Katz can help any reader on the road to a happier romance or marriage.
“A useful tool.”—Library Journal
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“Clever self-help…[delivers] fresh insight.”—Publishers Weekly
“A useful tool.”—Library Journal
Synopsis
Bestselling author Philip Van Munching and psychotherapist Dr. Bernie Katz team up to show readers * how even our earliest childhood experiences dictate our relationship choices, * how the unconscious elements of our personalities both attract and repel the people we become romantically involved with (often at the same time!) *why breaking up is hard to do * how to use this insight to fix their relationships Dr. Katz's 25+ years of experience as a couples therapist informs this book, while Van Munching's solid sense of humor and conversational style brings readers a relationship book that is warm, funny, fascinating and readable.
Synopsis
Challenges popular self-help trends from recent years to reveal how early childhood experiences can strongly influence relationships, from shaping how a person communicates to determining how one reacts to common problems. By the author of Boys Will Put You On a Pedestal (So They Can Look Up Your Skirt.) 75,000 first printing.
Synopsis
Cutting through some of the unhelpful self-help trends of the last decade, the authors help readers ask crucial questions as to why their romantic relationships aren't working, and then show how to use the answers to fix it.
About the Author
Philip Van Munching is the bestselling author of Boys Will Put You on a Pedestal (So They Can Look UpYour Skirt) and of Beer Blast. His writing has appeared in a number of publications, including the editorial pages of The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. Until 2006, he wrote the “Devils Adman” column for Brandweek. He lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City.Bernie Katz, Ph.D. is in private practice on Long Island, New York, where he counsels couples as well as individual patients. He is also a professor at Nassau Community College. He was previously the co-host of a live daily television show, “State of Mind”, on the Americas Talking cable network. He lives with his wife in Plainview, New York and Phoenix, Arizona