Fierce Love: A Journal for Couples: 8 Conversations to a Happier, Healthier Relationship

by Susan Scott

Overview

In this guided journal, New York Times bestselling author Susan Scott leads couples through eight must-have conversations to create a fierce love that stands the test of time and grows stronger over the years.

In Fierce Love: A Journal for Couples, a companion to Fierce Love, Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations that lead to deep connection and lasting commitment. With thought-provoking questions and hands-on exercises, this guided journal asks couples the hard questions and gives them prompts to start having honest, compelling conversations such as:

• Do I want this relationship?
• How are we really?
• Clarifying conditions: yours, mine, ours
• Getting past "How are you? I'm fine."
• It's not you; it's me.

Whether you've begun a new relationship, are already deep into a relationship—perhaps a marriage—and struggling, or simply want to ensure that you and your partner continue to nurture the love you share, these are the conversations that will help you navigate the often difficult and challenging waters of your most important relationships.

Now is the best time to learn how to communicate with those we love the most. But we don't want to simply love. We want a fierce love that will withstand the test of time and grow stronger over the years.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400234363
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	01/11/2022
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	672,737
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Susan Scott is a New York Times bestselling author and leadership development architect who has enabled top executives worldwide to engage in vibrant dialogue with one another, with their employees, and with their customers for two decades. She pioneered the process of fierce conversations that has touched the lives of millions of people and now she's freshly applying these ideas to our romantic relationships. Susan lives in Medina, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Part 1 The Idea of Fierce Love

Chapter 1 The Conversation Is the Relationship 3

Chapter 2 Gradually Then Suddenly 12

Chapter 3 All Conversations Are with Myself 20

Chapter 4 Crossing the Bold Line 30

Chapter 5 What Isn't Fierce Love? 41

Part 2 The Five Myths That Mislead and Derail Us

Chapter 6 Myth 1: You Complete Me 53

Chapter 7 Myth 2: True Love Is Unconditional 63

Chapter 8 Myth 3: You Must Fulfill My List 72

Chapter 9 Myth 4: If You Loved Me, You'd Know 81

Chapter 10 Myth 5: Love Is All You Need 90

Part 3 The Eight Conversations of Fierce Love

Chapter 11 Conversation 1: Do I Want This Relationship? 101

Chapter 12 Conversation 2: Clarifying Conditions-Yours, Mine, Ours 111

Chapter 13 Conversation 3: How Are We Really? 121

Chapter 14 Conversation 4: Getting Past "Honey, I'm Home" 134

Chapter 15 Conversation 5: Let Me Count the Ways 146

Chapter 16 Conversation 6: It's Not You, It's Me 154

Chapter 17 Conversation 7: It's Not Me, It's You 161

Chapter 18 Conversation 8: I Love You, but I Don't Love Our Life Together 173

Chapter 19 Love After Love 183

Conclusion: Putting Fierce Love to Work 191

Acknowledgments 201

Notes 203

About the Author 207