Unstuck: Escaping the Rut of a Lifeless Marriage

by Barry Ham

Overview

Get out of the ‘marriage rut’ and find hope and happiness together!
Do you feel stuck in your marriage?

Maybe you feel distant from your spouse. Every marriage goes through “dry spells” like this. Or maybe you’ve reached the point where you feel like roommates—two people just
co-existing together.
No matter where you are, God knows how ot heal a marriage and wants to breathe life into your relationship!
In Unstuck, marriage therapist Dr. Barry Ham gives you tools to navigate through hard times in your relationship and shares inspirational stories of couples who worked through the “marriage rut.”


Learn how to:• Change your relationship’s atmosphere by seeing your spouse through God’s eyes
• Sustain a passionate and vibrant marriage for years to come by learning to build a solid foundation
• Reconnect with your spouse on an intimate, heart level and heal from past hurts together
• Build a successful and unshakeable marriage by learning practices to keep God at the center
If you’re thinking, “I want to learn how to make my marriage better,” discover the secrets to getting Unstuck and partner with God to transform your relationship!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780768408546
Publisher:	Destiny Image Publishers
Publication date:	02/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	881 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Dr. Barry Ham is an educator in a variety of forms: as a college professor, an adolescent counselor, and as a Marriage and Family Therapist in practice in Colorado Springs. He has degrees in Ministry, Music, Psychology, Marriage and Family Counseling, and Clinical Psychology. He lives in the Colorado Springs area and has two grown children.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 The Ideal Plan 15

Chapter 2 How Did We Get Here? 31

Chapter 3 Going Under the Radar 49

Chapter 4 Throw in the Towel or Endure 65

Chapter 5 Commitment-A Different Approach 81

Chapter 6 Lessons from Success-Engagement 99

Chapter 7 The Critical Puzzle Piece 117

Chapter 8 Wild Blue Yonder 133

Chapter 9 Relearning the Dance 153

Chapter 10 Where Your Treasure Is 177

Chapter 11 Seasons of Change-Preparing for the Storm 195

Chapter 12 Remembering 209

Appendix 221

Notes 223

Acknowledgments 231

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Barry Ham has great passion for helping couples who have found marriage difficult.  For those who are stuck, this book offers practical help on how to get UNSTUCK.
I highly recommend it.”
 
Gary Chapman, Ph.D. author of The Five Love Languages
 
"Many couples in America today do not find themselves in deep trouble.  Nor, if pressed, do they find themselves at the highest precipice of joy.  If they were to sum up their marriage they might simply use one word - STUCK.  Drawing on a lifetime of therapeutic experience and Biblical insight, Barry Ham has written an extremely helpful book for couples in any stage of marital development.  This book will help you get - UNSTUCK.  Read it!"  
 
Graham Baird, Lead Pastor, Mission Street Church, Camarillo, California, and Author of One Hundred Years of Ministry.
 
 
"In this book Barry identifies many of the pitfalls that have contributed to marriages becoming stale and lifeless.  But more importantly, he offers clear guidelines and strategies to enable couples to reverse this trend, get unstuck, and experience the marriage that both they and God had in mind." 
 
HB London; Pastor to Pastor Emeritus-Focus on the Family. Author: Pastors at Greater Risk  
 
“Barry has dialed into the life journey of so many couples, including Christian couples, who really are “stuck” and only enduring year after year.  The raw honesty and clarity he has captured are both courageous and inviting.  But Barry’s response to these and other couples has helped them discover that their story isn’t over— they get to discover a new story of healing and restoration awaits them in the grace and truth that Jesus personally invites them into.”   
 
Brent Williams, Director of Pastoral Care Ministries, Woodmen Valley Chapel
 
 
“Dr. Ham really gets it… long term, intimate marriage is not based on emotions, but rather on commitment. Our generation has forgotten this fact, and Dr. Ham does an excellent job providing both insightful and practical suggestions for returning to this unavoidable truth. Following the roadmap in this book dramatically improves your chance of realizing your dream for a lifelong marriage.“
 
Craig Cato, Therapist and Author of Solo on a Tandem Bicycle