Safe haven marriage
Subtitle: a marriage you can come home to
By: by Archibald D. Hart, Sharon Hart Morris.
Contributors: Morris May, Sharon.
Publisher: W Pub. Group
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Nashville, Tenn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Marital psychotherapy -- Popular works.; Marriage -- Psychological aspects -- Popular works.; Emotions.; Attachment behavior.
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-195).
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Understanding attachments in marriage. A safe haven for your hearts. The need for emotional connections and a safe haven marriage. Obstacles to a safe connection. The importance of emotionally connecting your hearts. Is your marriage a safe haven?  Three key ingredients of a safe haven marriage, and a test for your own marriage. What connects your hearts?  The attachment bonds that connect your hearts and how they work in your marital relationship. How do your hearts connect?  The four attachment styles that affect how you bond in a relationship; title: Pt. 2. Safe haven interruptions. Patterns that leave couples emotionally disconnected. The pursue-withdraw cycle that keeps you and your spouse emotionally disconnected. Dealing with marital emotions. The emotions that fuel your interactional patterns and cycles; title: Part three. Moving from disconnection to a safe haven marriage. Emotionally reconnecting. How to understand, empathize, accept, and change, as a way of connecting. Healing hurts of the heart. How to heal betrayals, broken trust, and other incidents when your spouse was not there for you.