Feeling Good Together: The Secret to Making Troubled Relationships Work

David D. Burns, M.D.

Dec 2008 · Sold by Harmony

About this ebook

Based on twenty-five years of clinical experience and groundbreaking research on more than 1,000 individuals, Feeling Good Together presents an entirely new theory of why we have so much trouble getting along with each other, and provides simple, powerful techniques to make relationships work.

We all have someone we can’t get along with—whether it’s a friend or colleague who complains constantly; a relentlessly critical boss; an obnoxious neighbor; a teenager who pouts and slams doors, all the while insisting she’s not upset; or a loving, but irritating spouse. In Feeling Good Together, Dr. David Burns presents Cognitive Interpersonal Therapy, a radical new approach that will help you transform troubled, conflicted relationships into successful, happy ones.

Dr. Burns’ method for improving these relationships is easy and surprisingly effective. In Feeling Good Together, you’ll learn how to:

- Stop pointing fingers at everyone else and start looking at yourself.
- Pinpoint the exact cause of the problem with any person you’re not getting along with.
- And solve virtually any kind of relationship conflict almost instantly.

Filled with helpful examples and brilliant, user-friendly tools such as the Relationship Satisfaction Test, the Relationship Journal, the Five Secrets of Effective Communication, the Intimacy Exercise, and more, Feeling Good Together will help you enjoy far more loving and satisfying relationships with the people you care about.

You deserve rewarding, intimate relationships. Feeling Good Together will show you how.

Ratings and reviews

I bought this book at the recommendation of a friend about two hours ago, and am midway through it. It contains some sections that could be hard for a person unwilling to accept their role in their relationship breakdown - but for those wanting to change, but lacking the skill set or the knowledge as to how this book is phenomenal. Incidentally, the stories shared within the book closely reflected some points of my own marriage and I actually broke down and cried when I realized how many of the communication errors (13 of the 18 incidentally) I was committing when attempting to 'sort things out' with my husband. It really isn't hard to see why neither of us feels happy in the relationship. It may be too late to salvage my relationship at this point but I know I will employ the strategies discussed in the book as much as I can in all my relationships. I can honestly say that I wish I had known about this book sooner.

This book gives you the perspective and tools for better and healthy relationships. It's an easy read with great examples of good and bad communication. Personally, this book has helped me in all aspects of my daily life.

Great read and a lot of examples to help you learn the skills needed.

About the author

David D. Burns, MD, is an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and has served as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School. His bestselling book, Feeling Good, has sold over four million copies.