These bestselling doctors walk you through their ten proven stages to recovery from codependency that results from external circustances. Humans are susceptible to codependency because of our sinful tendency to use defense mechanisms to fool ourselves. In codependent relationships, deceitful games are played, and important Christian principles are often taken out of context and abused. God wants us to have healthy relationships with a balance between being dependent and independent. The do...

Based on the premise that overeating is linked to emotional and spiritual deprivations, Love Hunger begins with a relationship inventory that will help you understand how disappointments with your family, spouse, or self can result in obesity. It then provides a comprehensive program that helps identify whether or not you are using food as a substitute for love, career fulfillment, or friendship and shows you how to break that addiction. Once you begin dealing with the psychologic...

In Love Is a Choice, bestselling doctors Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth, and Paul Meierwalk you through their ten proven stages to recovery from codependency that results from external circumstances.Humans are susceptible to codependency because of our sinful tendency to use defense mechanisms to fool ourselves. In codependent relationships, deceitful games are played, and important Christian principles are often taken out of context and abused. God wants us to have healthy...

"There is extraordinary quality of spirit that leads one to aspire to conquering rather than surviving. I hope you discover that spirit in yourself.”— Dr. LauraThe #1 national bestselling author and popular syndicated radio host shows men and women that they can have a good life no matter how much they struggled in their childhood. The intent of Bad Childhood—Good Life is to help you accept the truth of the assault on your psyche, understand your unique coping styl...

You deserve respect.In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately, and most important, lead a happier, healthier life.In two all-new chapters, Evans reveals the Outside Stresses driving the rise in verbal abuse - and shows ...

Does this sound like someone you know?Always needs to be rightTells you who you are and what you thinkImplies that you're wrong or inadequate when you don't agreeIs threatened by people who are "different"Feels attacked when questionedDoesn't seem to really hear or see youIf any of the above traits sounds familiar, help is on the way! In Controlling People, bestselling author Patricia Evans tackles the ...

Is this the way love is supposed to feel?● Does the man you love assume the right to control how you live and behave?● Have you given up important activities or people to keep him happy?● Does he belittle your opinions, your feelings, or your accomplishments?● Does he withdraw love, money, approval, or sex to punish you?● Does he blame you for everything that goes wrong in the relationship?● Do you find yourself “walking on eggs” and apologiz...

Learn when to say yes and how to say no in the context of your marriage relationship.In Boundaries in Marriage, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, counselors and authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, teach us that healthy boundaries are the property lines that define and protect you and your spouse as individuals. Once you have them in place, a good marriage can become better, and a less-than-satisfying one can even be sav...

“A practical and accessible book about one of the most prevalent personality disorders of our time.” —Drew Pinsky, M.D.In this groundbreaking book on narcissism, clinical social worker and psychotherapist Sandy Hotchkiss shows you how to cope with controlling, egotistical people who are incapable of the fundamental give-and-take that sustains healthy relationships.Exploring how individuals come to have this shortcoming, why you get drawn in...

The world-renowned bestseller for women addicted to unhealthy relationships—updated and with a new introductionIf your relationships are unhappy, unfulfilling, even ego destroying… If your yearning for love is frustrated by a partner who is more interested in work, substances, or other women than in you… If being in love means being in pain…then this book was written for you.Women Who Love Too Much distills Robin Norwood’s entire career as a therap...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer discusses the importance of words in Change Your Words, Change Your Life."Words are a big deal. They are containers for power, and we have to decide what kind of power we want our words to carry ... I believe that our words can increase or decrease our level of joy. They can affect the answers to our prayers and have a positive or negative effect on our future ... One might say that our words ar...

More than 1.5 million copies sold! What if you discovered that the life you already have is the life you've always wanted? What if joy and gratefulness is possible right where you are??New York Times?bestselling author Ann Voskamp invites you to embrace everyday blessings and embark on the transformative journey of thankfulness and chronicling God's gifts.How can you find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and even the death of loved ones? What does the Ch...