Too Tired to Fight
13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong
Published on 11. July 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-78504-471-7 (ISBN)
Description
Some fights can make you stronger; here's how...
Every couple wants to feel alive and deeply connected to one another. In fact, those with children often feel the added desire to have and become it all: the perfect parents, partners, and fulfilled individuals. And yet, most of us are too exhausted and consumed by endless demands to still feel close as a couple. Too often, we plod along, swallowing resentment until it explodes. This book shows you that it doesn't have to be this way.
In Too Tired to Fight, relationship therapists and parenting couple Erin and Dr Stephen Mitchell walk you through the 13 fights that are necessary to maintain a strong relationship. By examining real-life scenarios that lead to arguments - from discipline, work, social pressures and sharing labour to intimacy after kids - they offer simple scripts for transforming conflict into connection. With the right mindset shift, anyone can turn the messy and tense moments of disconnection into experiences of repair and healing.
Every couple wants to feel alive and deeply connected to one another. In fact, those with children often feel the added desire to have and become it all: the perfect parents, partners, and fulfilled individuals. And yet, most of us are too exhausted and consumed by endless demands to still feel close as a couple. Too often, we plod along, swallowing resentment until it explodes. This book shows you that it doesn't have to be this way.
In Too Tired to Fight, relationship therapists and parenting couple Erin and Dr Stephen Mitchell walk you through the 13 fights that are necessary to maintain a strong relationship. By examining real-life scenarios that lead to arguments - from discipline, work, social pressures and sharing labour to intimacy after kids - they offer simple scripts for transforming conflict into connection. With the right mindset shift, anyone can turn the messy and tense moments of disconnection into experiences of repair and healing.
Reviews / Votes
A groundbreaking, insightful book that reframes how parents in relationships view conflict. Erin and Stephen Mitchell break down the 13 conflicts that parent couples should-and must-have to create a stronger relationship and family unit in a such a fun and engaging way. Their invaluable Conflict-to-Connection equation used in real-time fights works wonders, and their scripts and questions for reflection are perfect tools to take with you on your parent-couple journey. This should be required reading for all parents in relationships! Your fights will never be the same after reading this book. You will learn how to transform these inevitable moments of conflict into opportunities for better communication, intimacy, and connection. You will also get the tools, insights, and scripts you need to turn this novel approach to conflict into a lasting habit. Too Tired to Fight is a hopeful, practical, relationship-saving resource that every parenting couple needs. Erin and Stephen have given us a gold mine of relatable stories, helpful insights, practical tools and loving scrips to navigate the sacred and often complex terrain of holding on to each other while we simultaneously raise our children. For a parenting book to be truly impactful in today's society, it needs to not only contain valuable advice for therapists who work with parents, but also offer specific and practical direction to parents themselves. Too Tired to Fight by authors Erin and Stephen Mitchell does exactly that. In this book, parents will learn a strategic approach to handling 13 essential conflicts that will allow them to embrace these conflicts rather than avoid them.....Therapists working with parents will feel like they have a front row seat to observe effective and efficient therapeutic interventions from couples representing diverse experiences and challenging parenting situations....This will truly be a valuable asset for any couple who wants to understand the challenges presented by parenting in today's world. Too Tired to Fight is the book I wish I had while navigating new motherhood and struggling to keep my marriage from running off the rails. Through humor, honesty, and personal stories from real partnered couples, authors Erin and Stephen Mitchell teach readers how to transform conflict into practical strategies for emotional intimacy and personal growth. I believe this is the book every parenting couple needs on their shelves to maintain a thriving relationship amid the chaos of early parenting.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
304 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78504-471-7 (9781785044717)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Erin Mitchell | Stephen Mitchell
Too Tired to Fight
13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong
E-Book
07/2024
Ebury Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Persons
Erin Mitchell and Dr Stephen Mitchell have been married for 13 years and have three kids. Stephen has a PhD in Medical Family Therapy and Erin has a Masters' Degree in Counselling Psychology. A decade after becoming parents while working in the clinical world, they saw a gap in the self-help content relevant to parenting couples. There was a dearth of psychologically sound, research-informed content, with actionable strategies to help parenting couples continue to build healthy relationships. Because of this gap, they co-founded Create Your Couple Story, a company focused on providing access to research-informed, psychologically sound education through on-line courses for couples.