12-Step Couples Therapy Workbook: Build Trust, Restore Intimacy, Repair Conflict, and Create a Relationship That Lasts (en Inglés)
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Inside, you and your partner will learn how to: - 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.