Change Your Mindset, Not Your Man: Learn to Love What's Right Instead of Trying to Fix What's Wrong

by Sally B Watkins

Overview

There comes a time in every woman's life when she must acknowledge the obvious: She can't change her man. Changing him may not be possible, but she can still change the relationship for the better. In this book, you will learn how to change the way you view you man and your relationship. This groundbreaking guide offers specific strategies to help you accept and even embrace your man as he is. For example, you will learn to:

• Explore how past relationships affect your current mindset
• Decide the best course of action for dealing with your partner
• Reposition your thoughts in a positive way
• Decipher why your man's behaviors bother you so much
• Understand the reasons he hasn't changed despite your best efforts

With quizzes, exercises, and case studies drawn from her own private practice, psychotherapist Sally B. Watkins helps you see your relationship "glass" as half-full—not half-empty. Because you can't change your man, but you can change your mind about him.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440513312
Publisher:	Adams Media
Publication date:	10/18/2009
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	896 KB

About the Author

Sally B. Watkins, MSW, is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in California since 1989 treating individuals and couples. She graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore with a master's of social work degree and is credentialed in the nationally recognized Academy of Certified Social Workers. Ms. Watkins' early career focused on teaching, grant writing, and various counseling and administrative positions in the social services sector while continuing to take writing classes and produce short stories, essays and creative non-fiction. Her published work includes magazine articles and a series of columns for the local newspaper. Her websites are sallywatkins.net, and healingwords.net.

Table of Contents

Introduction iv

Part 1 The Enlightened Mindset 1

1 Fairytale Fantasy-Busted! 3

2 Love Histories-the Naked Reveal 19

3 Thoughts That Wound and Kill 35

4 Stuck in Sticky Stories 51

5 Avoiding Pain Creates More 63

Part 2 The No-Conflict Mindset 79

6 Really Get Him 81

7 Together-Polished Not Perfect 95

8 Relationship's Bigger Prize 113

9 Empathy-Make the Connection 129

Part 3 The Contented Mindset 145

10 One Size Fits No One 147

11 Your Life-Rev It Up! 165

12 Be Now-It's Where Life Happens 181

13 The Cure for Hoping and Waiting 197

14 Get Through the Hard Stuff 211

Closing Thoughts 227

Index 229