The Power of the Middle Ground - Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD

Synopsis:
The Power of the Middle Ground explains as no other self-help book does why and how the inherent difficulties entailed in the change process itself are daunting. Author Marty Babits, a seasoned couples therapist and educator, explains strategies and provides tips for grappling successfully with the challenges that change presents. This key aspect of working through relationship difficulties has, until now, been given short shrift in the popular and academic literature. Despite the central place of divorce in our culture, he teaches couples how to achieve a much greater impact in solving difficult interpersonal problems than is often thought possible.
Babits helps couples envision a place that brings their potential for love and compassion alive. This place, which neither partner can dominate and in which each learns to approach problems productively, he calls the middle ground. Through a series of exercises, he equips couples to appreciate and actualize what is positive and possible in their relationship.
This encouraging, yet realistic book empowers partners to negotiate differences, emphasize the positive, see issues from each other's point of view, defuse anger, and, as a result, rekindle warmth and love.


Author Bio:
Marty Babits, LCSW, BCD (New York, NY), author of The Power of the Middle Ground: A Couple's Guide to Renewing Your Relationship, is a psychotherapist in private practice and a member of the Executive Supervisory Committee of FACTS (the Family and Couples Treatment Service) of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy.
For more information, view Marty Babits's Web site.



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My Opinion:
This is a great relationship book in so many ways, with providing help on different kinds of relationships. No matter what your situation is, there may be help in this book. However, I do believe this book to only be a tool for better communicating with your partner. I do think if your relationship is that bad, this won't help, you still need an outsource like therapy or counseling.
Really not a book for everyone, but still very valuable to those who read it.
(3/5)


~I received a copy from FSB Associates. I was not compensated for my opinion.~