When Sorry Isn't Enough: Making Things Right with Those You Love

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Relationships are fragile. And whether fractured by a major incident or a minor irritation, the ensuing emotions can often feel insurmountable preventing the relationship from moving forward or the offended from moving on. In order to make things right, something more than "sorry" is needed. #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas have teamed up to deliver this groundbreaking study of how we give and receive apologies. It's not just a matter of will, but it's a matter of how you say,...

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Overview

Relationships are fragile. And whether fractured by a major incident or a minor irritation, the ensuing emotions can often feel insurmountable preventing the relationship from moving forward or the offended from moving on. In order to make things right, something more than "sorry" is needed. #1 New York Times bestselling author Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas have teamed up to deliver this groundbreaking study of how we give and receive apologies. It's not just a matter of will, but it's a matter of how you say, "I'm sorry" that ultimately makes things right with those you love. This book will help you discover why certain apologies clear the path for emotional healing, reconciliation, and freedom, while others fall desperately short.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780802407047
  • Publisher: Moody Publishers
  • Publication date: 5/1/2013
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 176
  • Sales rank: 78,943
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Meet the Author

GARY CHAPMAN, PhD, is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages. With over 30 years of counseling experience, he has the uncanny ability to hold a mirror up to human behavior, showing readers not just where they go wrong, but also how to grow and move forward. Dr. Chapman holds BA and MA degrees in anthropology from Wheaton College and Wake Forest University, respectively, MRE and PhD degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has completed postgraduate work at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. For more information visit his website at www.5lovelanguages.com.

JENNIFER M. THOMAS, Ph.D., is a graduate of the University of Virginia and psychologist with Associates in Christian Counseling in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Jennifer counsels on a wide variety of individual and couples' issues from communication to trauma recovery and spiritual healing and is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Jennifer is co-author of The Five Languages of Apology with Dr. Gary Chapman. Visit her website at www.drjenthomas.com. Jennifer and her husband, J.T., serve together on the marriage team at their home church and have three children.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments  / 9
Introduction  / 11

1. Why Apologize?  / 17

2. Apology Language #1: Expressing Regret  / 25
    "I am sorry."

3. Apology Language #2: Accepting Responsibility  / 37
    "I was wrong."

4. Apology Language #3: Making Restitution  / 53
    "What can I do to make it right?"

5. Apology Language #4: Genuinely Repenting  / 69
    "I'll try not to do that again."

6. Apology Language #5: Requesting Forgiveness  / 91
    "Will you please forgive me?"

7. Discovering Your Primary Apology Language  / 105

8. Apologizing Is a Choice  / 119

9. Learning to Forgive  / 137

10. Learning to Apologize in the Family  / 153

11. Teaching Your Child to Apologize  / 173

12. Apologizing in Dating Relationships  / 193

13. Apologizing in the Workplace  / 205

14. Apologizing to Yourself  / 219

15. What If We All Learned to Apologize Effectively?  / 231

Notes  / 235
Group Study Guide  / 239
The Apology Language Profile  / 269

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