12-Step Couples Therapy Workbook: Build Trust, Restore Intimacy, Repair Conflict, and Create a Relationship That Lasts, (Hardcover)

- Build your "Team Us" identity with a one-page charter that sets your purpose, decision rules, and red lines.

- Catch tension before it explodes, using a simple traffic-light system that makes stress visible and manageable.

- Write Six Rules of Engagement you can both recall under pressure, turning conflict into workable conversations.

- Open softly and get further, with phrases that lower defensiveness and protect trust.

- Make your partner feel deeply heard, even when you disagree, by mastering validation instead of debate.

- Use timeouts that actually bring you back, with a protocol that prevents silence from feeling like rejection.

- Turn fights into workshops, designing small, testable plans instead of courtroom battles.

- Set boundaries that breathe, protecting dignity and privacy without building walls.

- Create time, tech, and privacy agreements that reduce digital jealousy and prevent late-night spirals.

- Decode your real mix of love languages, translating preferences into small daily actions that land.

- Rebuild after betrayal with a structured path: stabilization, no-contact agreements, trigger regulation, and paced reconnection.

- Foster intimacy that adapts, lowering brakes, raising accelerators, and keeping closeness alive across different seasons.

- Build a money system that fits, ending recurring fights with short money dates and safeguards against financial secrecy.

- Make the invisible mental load visible, so household management stops falling silently on one partner.

- Run your week like a team, with a 15-minute operational huddle that prevents chaos and aligns calendars.

- Catch relapses early and recover fast, using visible cues and agreed resets before small slips turn into crises.

- Grow on purpose, with light habits of play, shared learning, and service that keep your bond alive over time.