Reconnect: A Marriage Counseling Workbook: Guided Conversations & Exercises for a Long-Lasting Relationship

by Zach Brittle LMHC, Laura Heck LMFT

Overview

Strengthen your love and rediscover joy in your marriage with revitalizing conversations and exercises

Couples can drift away from each other over time. When obligations and responsibilities pull you in other directions, you and your spouse may find yourselves on different paths, moving away from each other without realizing it. But couples can transform from disconnected and distant to vibrant and thriving by focusing on one core skill: having meaningful conversations—the lifeblood of lasting and loving relationships. In Reconnect, couples therapy authors Zach Brittle, LMHC, and Laura Heck, LMFT, offer skills, conversation prompts, and exercises to help you and your partner rebuild your emotional connection and reignite the passion that once brought you together.

• PRINCIPLES OF A HEALTHY CONNECTION, based on curiosity, accountability, and vulnerability, guide you through the workbook to foster communication with less emotional reactivity and judgment, and more trust and intimacy
• 45 MEANINGFUL THEMES TO EXPLORE with scripted questions that help you dive deeper into your identities, beginnings, shared history, responsibilities, and pleasures as well as plans for your future together
• ENJOYABLE RITUALS AND EXERCISES that work hand-in-hand with topical themes to prepare and get you excited for conversations
• EXPERT MARRIAGE COUNSELING GUIDANCE from licensed psychologists and Gottman-certified therapists that is easy to understand and implement into your daily lives

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593689882
Publisher:	Zeitgeist
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	224,170
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 8.97(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Zach Brittle, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor, Certified Gottman Therapist, and Certified Relational Life Therapist. He is also the author of The Relationship Alphabet and Marriage Therapy Journal.

Laura Heck, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Certified Gottman Therapist, and sex therapist in private practice, working exclusively with couples to manage conflict and deepen intimacy and pleasure.

Zach and Laura are the cohosts of the podcast Marriage Therapy Radio, where, with wit and wisdom, they tackle the most common complaints every relationship experiences.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"If your marriage is struggling and you're feeling disconnected, Reconnect by Zach Brittle and Laura Heck is the lifeline you need. They offer practical exercises and heartfelt advice that guide you step-by-step toward rebuilding your bond. Their approach is warm, relatable, and deeply effective. Whether you're dealing with communication issues, trust concerns, or simply the stresses of everyday life, this book provides the tools to work through your challenges together.” —Dr. Monique Thompson, bestselling author of Infidelity Recovery Workbook for Couples
 
“Reconnect offers couples an exquisite guide to mastering the essential skill of relationships: finding connection through conversation. With accessible principles and practical exercises, this book will help you take your communication to a new level.” —Nate and Kaley Klemp, authors of The 80/80 Marriage
 
“Zach and Laura’s workbook is a masterclass in explaining how nuanced conversation habits can be the catalyst for repair and  reconnection in our most cherished relationships. Reconnect will arm you with the tools to know yourself and your partner more fully and guide you through valuable communication exercises that can transform couples struggling to have successful conversations with each other. I will be recommending this book to every client looking to overcome conflict-heavy conversation patterns as well as to couples looking for practical insights on how to strengthen their connection to each other.” —Matthew Fray, relationship coach and author of This is How Your Marriage Ends
 
“As a couples therapist, Reconnect will be my ‘therapy homework’ go-to for the couples I work with. Full of important information, practical tips, and important activities, this book will help you transform your relationship.” —Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT, CGT, author of Til Stress Do Us Part
 
“Couples in my practice frequently ask me to recommend workbooks that they can use together between sessions. Reconnect is going straight to the top of my list! With numerous exercises, self- and relationship-inventories, and conversation starters, Reconnect offers couples the opportunity to reinforce the healthy communication skills they are learning in therapy. I highly recommend that all relationship therapists and coaches incorporate this valuable resource into their couples work.” —Desirae Ysasi, LPC-S, director of training and certification at The Relational Life Institute and clinical director of Relational Life Texas
 
“Not only is this book a wonderful guide to helping you curate a strong relationship with your partner, it also doesn’t talk down[US1]  either if this is somewhat foreign territory for you. The activities encourage you to practice vulnerability in your relationship and help you both acknowledge where you were as a couple before and after completing the book. This is a wonderful journey to go on as a couple no matter what status your marriage is in!”  —Evan Berger, The Dumb Dad Podcast
 
“Improving and strengthening a marriage is so much more than education and great insights. It is about turning that information into action and creating meaningful results. Zach and Laura have put the ‘how-to’ behind the best relationship-improving exercises and so many couples are going to benefit from this workbook. It feels as though Zach and Laura are walking with you every step of the way. I have worked with couples for 15 years and  have never seen a marriage workbook as complete as this one. I look forward to using this in my own relationship and with the couples I support professionally.” —Craig Smith, LCSW, founder of Greatest Day Mindset Counseling

“Reconnect is the hope every couple that has drifted apart has been waiting for! In today's fast-paced culture, where education in relational intelligence is often overlooked, emotional hardships and feelings of disconnection are common. Yet we are happiest and most secure when we have learned and implemented the practices and skills in this workbook. It is here that we have a felt sense of security, joy, pleasure, and safety in our intimate lives; we feel seen, known, loved, and accepted. We thrive. If you have been waiting for that guidebook to lead you back to each other, this is it!” —Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD, LMFT, CST-S, author of Sex, God, & the Conservative Church and Shameless Parenting, and the creator of Passion for Life Couples Intimacy Retreat