💍 Illness And Marriage

Explorations of how serious illness reshapes the landscape of a marriage, testing vows and revealing whether partnership can endure the weight of caregiving and loss.

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder

by Julie A. Fast • 2004

Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.

3.95

925

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 💑 Illness In Relationships 🪫 Caregiver Burnout

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder 90%

Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.

by Julie A. Fast 2004

3.95

925 ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 💑 Illness In Relationships 🪫 Caregiver Burnout

When Someone You Love Is Bipolar

by Cynthia G. Last • 2009

Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.

4.07

131

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🎭 Mood Disorders 🤝 Partner Support 🧘 Caregiver Self-Care ⚠️ Suicide Prevention

When Someone You Love Is Bipolar Summary

When Someone You Love Is Bipolar 89%

Spot your bipolar partner's early warning signs, intervene before crisis, and protect your own life.

by Cynthia G. Last 2009

4.07

131 ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🎭 Mood Disorders 🤝 Partner Support 🧘 Caregiver Self-Care ⚠️ Suicide Prevention

Two-Part Invention

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1988

Forty years of marriage, two artists, one old farmhouse: a widow's reckoning with love and loss.

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📖 Literary Memoir 💍 Marriage Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎨 Artist Marriage 🤲 Caregiving Journey

Two-Part Invention 89%

Forty years of marriage, two artists, one old farmhouse: a widow's reckoning with love and loss.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1988

4.24

4k+ ratings

📖 Literary Memoir 💍 Marriage Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎨 Artist Marriage 🤲 Caregiving Journey

Like a House on Fire

by Cate Kennedy • 2012

When a tractor overturns, a wife must care for the husband she's grown distant from.

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🐑 Rural Australia 🏥 Caregiving Burden 💔 Marital Distance 🏘️ Small Town Scrutiny 🌫️ Everyday Tragedy

Like a House on Fire 89%

When a tractor overturns, a wife must care for the husband she's grown distant from.

by Cate Kennedy 2012

3.44

2k+ ratings

🐑 Rural Australia 🏥 Caregiving Burden 💔 Marital Distance 🏘️ Small Town Scrutiny 🌫️ Everyday Tragedy

First Comes Love

by Marion Winik • 1996

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

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441

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

First Comes Love 89%

She fell for a gay man during Mardi Gras. Marriage, meth, motherhood, abuse, and AIDS came next.

by Marion Winik 1996

4.14

441 ratings

✍️ Literary Memoir 💊 Aids Crisis 💔 Unconventional Marriage 💉 Love And Addiction 🚫 Domestic Violence

In the Land of Pain

by Alphonse Daudet • 1929

Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.

3.68

597

🏥 Chronic Illness ✍️ Literary Memoir 📖 Illness Narrative 💀 Terminal Illness 🤕 Chronic Pain

In the Land of Pain 88%

Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.

by Alphonse Daudet 1929

3.68

597 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness ✍️ Literary Memoir 📖 Illness Narrative 💀 Terminal Illness 🤕 Chronic Pain

One Hundred Names for Love

by Diane Ackerman • 2011

A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.

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2k+

🏥 Stroke Recovery 🗨️ Aphasia 💝 Caregiving Memoirs 🧠 Neuroplasticity ✍️ Writing As Therapy

One Hundred Names for Love 88%

A stroke took his language. Two writers then learned what love sounds like without words.

by Diane Ackerman 2011

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏥 Stroke Recovery 🗨️ Aphasia 💝 Caregiving Memoirs 🧠 Neuroplasticity ✍️ Writing As Therapy

'Til Stress Do Us Part

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

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226

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution 💗 Emotional Connection 🧘 Stress Management

'Til Stress Do Us Part 88%

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024

4.12

226 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution 💗 Emotional Connection 🧘 Stress Management

Courtship After Marriage

by Zig Ziglar • 1990

Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.

4.04

274

💍 Marriage Advice ✝️ Christian Marriage 💕 Sustaining Romance 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Courtship After Marriage 88%

Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.

by Zig Ziglar 1990

4.04

274 ratings

💍 Marriage Advice ✝️ Christian Marriage 💕 Sustaining Romance 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition

by Gary Chapman • 2013

Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.

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2k+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Marital Communication ❤️‍🔥 Choosing To Love

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 88%

Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.

by Gary Chapman 2013

4.33

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Marital Communication ❤️‍🔥 Choosing To Love

His Needs, Her Needs

by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1986

Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.

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23k+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💭 Emotional Needs ⚧️ Gender Differences 💔 Infidelity Recovery ✝️ Christian Marriage

His Needs, Her Needs 88%

Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.

by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1986

4.11

23k+ ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💭 Emotional Needs ⚧️ Gender Differences 💔 Infidelity Recovery ✝️ Christian Marriage

The Blink of an Eye

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

4.09

467

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

The Blink of an Eye 88%

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018

4.09

467 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage

by Mark Gungor • 2008

Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.

4.10

872

✝️ Christian Marriage 🧠 Gender Differences 🗣️ Couples Communication 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Summary

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage 88%

Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.

by Mark Gungor 2008

4.10

872 ratings

✝️ Christian Marriage 🧠 Gender Differences 🗣️ Couples Communication 🔥 Sexual Intimacy 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Happy Wives Club

by Fawn Weaver • 2013

What makes a marriage happy? Wives in twelve countries all pointed to the same two things.

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885

🏠 Marriage Advice 🤝 Respect And Trust 📅 Daily Marriage Habits 💬 Communication In Marriage ✝️ Christian Marriage

Happy Wives Club 88%

What makes a marriage happy? Wives in twelve countries all pointed to the same two things.

by Fawn Weaver 2013

3.69

885 ratings

🏠 Marriage Advice 🤝 Respect And Trust 📅 Daily Marriage Habits 💬 Communication In Marriage ✝️ Christian Marriage

The Assistant

by Marni Mann • 2019

A wife and mother hires an assistant, then conceals a terminal diagnosis from everyone she loves.

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1k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🎭 Hidden Illness 💔 Tearjerker 📚 Library Refuge 💞 Married Love

The Assistant 88%

A wife and mother hires an assistant, then conceals a terminal diagnosis from everyone she loves.

by Marni Mann 2019

3.93

1k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🎭 Hidden Illness 💔 Tearjerker 📚 Library Refuge 💞 Married Love

What Makes a Marriage Last

by Marlo Thomas • 2020

Forty celebrated couples get honest about the fights, the forgiveness, and the choice to stay.

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1k+

🏠 Marriage Advice 🎙️ Interview Collection 💑 Enduring Love 🗣️ Marital Communication 🧠 Couples Psychology

What Makes a Marriage Last 88%

Forty celebrated couples get honest about the fights, the forgiveness, and the choice to stay.

by Marlo Thomas 2020

4.03

1k+ ratings

🏠 Marriage Advice 🎙️ Interview Collection 💑 Enduring Love 🗣️ Marital Communication 🧠 Couples Psychology

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It

by Patricia Love • 2007

Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.

3.94

2k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Attunement 🤫 Nonverbal Connection 🎭 Shame And Vulnerability 🔗 Attachment Theory

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 88%

Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.

by Patricia Love 2007

3.94

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Attunement 🤫 Nonverbal Connection 🎭 Shame And Vulnerability 🔗 Attachment Theory

Relationship Grit

by Jon Gordon • 2020

Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.

4.19

319

🙏 Christian Marriage 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🗣️ Communication Skills 💍 Marriage Commitment 🔧 Relationship Repair

Relationship Grit 88%

Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.

by Jon Gordon 2020

4.19

319 ratings

🙏 Christian Marriage 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🗣️ Communication Skills 💍 Marriage Commitment 🔧 Relationship Repair

Marriage embracing the limits of Nick Buichichi

by Nick Vujicic • 2014

No arms, no legs: the marriage guide that puts preparation, communication, faith ahead of romance.

4.16

896

✝️ Christian Marriage 💍 Marriage Preparation ♿ Overcoming Disability 🕊️ Christian Purity 🗣️ Marriage Communication

Marriage embracing the limits of Nick Buichichi Summary

Marriage embracing the limits of Nick Buichichi 88%

No arms, no legs: the marriage guide that puts preparation, communication, faith ahead of romance.

by Nick Vujicic 2014

4.16

896 ratings

✝️ Christian Marriage 💍 Marriage Preparation ♿ Overcoming Disability 🕊️ Christian Purity 🗣️ Marriage Communication

The Course of Love

by Alain de Botton • 2016

An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.

4.01

50k+

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism 💔 Marital Infidelity 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

The Course of Love 88%

An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.

by Alain de Botton 2016

4.01

50k+ ratings

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism 💔 Marital Infidelity 🛋️ Therapy And Healing

A Matter of Death and Life

by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021

A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.

4.40

10k+

🪦 Grief Memoir 🛋️ Existential Therapy 💀 Death Acceptance 💔 Spousal Loss ✍️ Writing As Therapy

A Matter of Death and Life 87%

A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.

by Irvin D. Yalom 2021

4.40

10k+ ratings

🪦 Grief Memoir 🛋️ Existential Therapy 💀 Death Acceptance 💔 Spousal Loss ✍️ Writing As Therapy

The 80/80 Marriage

by Nate Klemp • 2021

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

3.90

3k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor ⚖️ Power Dynamics 💕 Intimacy And Connection

The 80/80 Marriage 87%

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

by Nate Klemp 2021

3.90

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor ⚖️ Power Dynamics 💕 Intimacy And Connection

Some Bright Nowhere

by Ann Packer • 2025

A dying woman trades her husband's care for her friends'. He must learn to let go.

3.55

17k+

🏠 Domestic Fiction 👯 Female Friendship 💍 Marriage Under Strain 🕯️ End Of Life Care 😔 Quiet Grief

Some Bright Nowhere 87%

A dying woman trades her husband's care for her friends'. He must learn to let go.

by Ann Packer 2025

3.55

17k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Fiction 👯 Female Friendship 💍 Marriage Under Strain 🕯️ End Of Life Care 😔 Quiet Grief

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage

by John M. Gottman • 2006

Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.

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1k+

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy 💬 Communication Skills 🔥 Anger In Marriage

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 87%

Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.

by John M. Gottman 2006

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy 💬 Communication Skills 🔥 Anger In Marriage

The Family Gene

by Joselin Linder • 2017

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

4.05

1k+

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Inherited Illness 🔬 Genetic Research

The Family Gene 87%

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

by Joselin Linder 2017

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Inherited Illness 🔬 Genetic Research

Created for Connection

by Sue Johnson • 2016

Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.

4.21

630

🧠 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Marriage 💑 Marriage Counseling ❤️ Emotional Bonding 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

Created for Connection 87%

Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.

by Sue Johnson 2016

4.21

630 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Marriage 💑 Marriage Counseling ❤️ Emotional Bonding 🕊️ Forgiveness In Marriage

The 5 Love Languages

by Gary Chapman • 1990

Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.

4.28

484k+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs 💬 Communication Styles 🔄 Unilateral Change

The 5 Love Languages 87%

Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.

by Gary Chapman 1990

4.28

484k+ ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs 💬 Communication Styles 🔄 Unilateral Change

No Matter What

by Cara Bastone • 2026

When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.

3.80

27k+

🫂 Marriage In Crisis 🎨 Art As Therapy 💕 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 📖 Literary Romance

No Matter What 87%

When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.

by Cara Bastone 2026

3.80

27k+ ratings

🫂 Marriage In Crisis 🎨 Art As Therapy 💕 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 📖 Literary Romance

Committed

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2009

A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.

3.45

56k+

🕰️ Marriage History 📖 Relationship Memoirs ✊ Feminist Critique Of Marriage 🌍 Marriage Customs 🤔 Marriage Skepticism

Committed 87%

A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2009

3.45

56k+ ratings

🕰️ Marriage History 📖 Relationship Memoirs ✊ Feminist Critique Of Marriage 🌍 Marriage Customs 🤔 Marriage Skepticism

Love and Respect

by Emerson Eggerichs • 2004

She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.

4.15

61k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🔄 Conflict Cycles ⚧️ Gender Differences 🛠️ Conflict Resolution 💬 Emotional Needs

Love and Respect 87%

She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.

by Emerson Eggerichs 2004

4.15

61k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🔄 Conflict Cycles ⚧️ Gender Differences 🛠️ Conflict Resolution 💬 Emotional Needs

Letters to Karen

by Charlie W. Shedd • 1920

Marriage is a kit that arrives in pieces. A father's letters on the daily work of assembly.

4.01

427

💒 Christian Marriage 🗣️ Marital Communication 👫 Traditional Gender Roles 💍 Newlywed Guidance 💑 Sex In Marriage

Letters to Karen 87%

Marriage is a kit that arrives in pieces. A father's letters on the daily work of assembly.

by Charlie W. Shedd 1920

4.01

427 ratings

💒 Christian Marriage 🗣️ Marital Communication 👫 Traditional Gender Roles 💍 Newlywed Guidance 💑 Sex In Marriage

The 5 Love Languages for Men

by Gary Chapman • 2004

Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.

4.26

4k+

📞 Marriage Communication 💖 Emotional Needs ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🔧 Relationship Maintenance ✝️ Christian Marriage Counseling

The 5 Love Languages for Men 87%

Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.

by Gary Chapman 2004

4.26

4k+ ratings

📞 Marriage Communication 💖 Emotional Needs ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🔧 Relationship Maintenance ✝️ Christian Marriage Counseling

5 Sex Languages

by Douglas Weiss • 2016

Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.

4.19

🏠 Marriage Enrichment 💞 Sexual Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication 🔥 Desire Differences 🚧 Intimacy Avoidance

5 Sex Languages 87%

Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.

by Douglas Weiss 2016

4.19

16 ratings

🏠 Marriage Enrichment 💞 Sexual Intimacy 💬 Sexual Communication 🔥 Desire Differences 🚧 Intimacy Avoidance

Communication in Marriage

by Marcus Kusi • 2015

Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.

3.86

268

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening 👥 Gender Communication 💍 Married Couples

Communication in Marriage 87%

Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.

by Marcus Kusi 2015

3.86

268 ratings

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening 👥 Gender Communication 💍 Married Couples

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti

by Bill Farrel • 2001

He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.

3.89

2k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🧬 Gender Differences 💬 Couples Communication ❤️ Marital Intimacy 🔧 Conflict Resolution

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti Summary

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti 87%

He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.

by Bill Farrel 2001

3.89

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🧬 Gender Differences 💬 Couples Communication ❤️ Marital Intimacy 🔧 Conflict Resolution

51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors

by Les Parrott III • 2006

Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.

3.64

👰 Marriage Enrichment 💬 Couples Communication ✝️ Christian Marriage 👂 Active Listening ⚒️ Conflict Resolution

51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors Summary

51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors 87%

Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.

by Les Parrott III 2006

3.64

11 ratings

👰 Marriage Enrichment 💬 Couples Communication ✝️ Christian Marriage 👂 Active Listening ⚒️ Conflict Resolution

The Total Woman

by Marabel Morgan • 1973

Revive a cold marriage by becoming the wife he can't wait to come home to.

3.01

326

🏛️ Traditional Marriage ⛪ Complementarianism 💋 Marital Intimacy 👰 Christian Wives 📖 Biblical Womanhood

The Total Woman 87%

Revive a cold marriage by becoming the wife he can't wait to come home to.

by Marabel Morgan 1973

3.01

326 ratings

🏛️ Traditional Marriage ⛪ Complementarianism 💋 Marital Intimacy 👰 Christian Wives 📖 Biblical Womanhood

On Pluto

by Greg O'Brien • 2014

What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.

3.96

1k+

🧠 Dementia Memoir 🩺 Medical Memoir 🌫️ Cognitive Decline 🧬 Early-Onset Alzheimer's 🫂 Family Caregiving

On Pluto 87%

What a journalist sees when he turns his reporter's eye on his own disappearing brain.

by Greg O'Brien 2014

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧠 Dementia Memoir 🩺 Medical Memoir 🌫️ Cognitive Decline 🧬 Early-Onset Alzheimer's 🫂 Family Caregiving

Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited

by Juli Slattery • 2010

A Christian wife's power lies in her husband's deepest needs. Unlock the intimacy you crave.

4.38

1k+

📖 Biblical Womanhood ✝️ Complementarian Theology 💔 Marital Conflict ❤️ Emotional Needs 🔥 Sexual Intimacy

Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited Summary

Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited 87%

A Christian wife's power lies in her husband's deepest needs. Unlock the intimacy you crave.

by Juli Slattery 2010

4.38

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Womanhood ✝️ Complementarian Theology 💔 Marital Conflict ❤️ Emotional Needs 🔥 Sexual Intimacy

The Four Seasons of Marriage

by Gary Chapman • 2005

All marriages cycle through seasons. The diagnostic, the skills, the path from cold to warm.

3.94

3k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 💒 Marriage Enrichment 💗 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Communication In Marriage 💔 Struggling Marriages

The Four Seasons of Marriage 87%

All marriages cycle through seasons. The diagnostic, the skills, the path from cold to warm.

by Gary Chapman 2005

3.94

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 💒 Marriage Enrichment 💗 Emotional Needs 🗣️ Communication In Marriage 💔 Struggling Marriages

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages

by Gary Chapman • 2008

Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.

4.31

5k+

🧠 Relational Psychology 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Couples Communication 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Upkeep

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages Summary

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages 87%

Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.

by Gary Chapman 2008

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧠 Relational Psychology 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Couples Communication 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Upkeep

Married Roommates

by Talia Wagner • 2019

Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.

4.1

126

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🗣️ Couples Communication ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Rebuilding Trust

Married Roommates 87%

Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.

by Talia Wagner 2019

4.1

126 ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🗣️ Couples Communication ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🤝 Rebuilding Trust

Better Man, Better Marriage

by Jeff Borkoski • 2022

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

4.57

163

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype 🌱 Taking Initiative 💬 Vulnerable Communication

Better Man, Better Marriage 87%

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

by Jeff Borkoski 2022

4.57

163 ratings

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype 🌱 Taking Initiative 💬 Vulnerable Communication

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

by Gary Chapman • 2010

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

4.01

10k+

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs 🧹 Household Roles 💰 Couples Finance

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Summary

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married 87%

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

by Gary Chapman 2010

4.01

10k+ ratings

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs 🧹 Household Roles 💰 Couples Finance

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

by Laura Schlessinger • 2003

Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.

3.72

19k+

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism 🧠 Male Psychology 👰 Wives' Roles

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Summary

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands 87%

Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.

by Laura Schlessinger 2003

3.72

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism 🧠 Male Psychology 👰 Wives' Roles

And Baby Makes Three

by John M. Gottman • 2007

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

3.80

2k+

👶 New Parents 💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science

And Baby Makes Three 87%

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

by John M. Gottman 2007

3.80

2k+ ratings

👶 New Parents 💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science

Making Marriage Simple

by Harville Hendrix • 2011

Romantic attraction is a childhood wound in disguise, and conflict is the repair kit.

3.66

759

💑 Couples Therapy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🧲 Unconscious Attraction 🔬 Relationship Science 💔 Struggling Marriages

Making Marriage Simple 87%

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