Overcoming Anger in Your Relationship: How to Break the Cycle of Arguments, Put-Downs, and Stony…

Introduction. Part I: Five Steps to Change in Your Relationship. Understanding and Confronting Anger: The Promise of Change. Recognizing How Anger is Pulling Your Strings. Creating New Boundaries - Expecting New Behavior. Identifying the Thinking Patterns That Keep You Stuck. Taking New Actions and Getting Better Outcomes. Part II: Overcoming the Different "Faces" of Anger. Loud, Impatient, and "Over the Top": Confronting Hostility. When Words Do Hurt: Rejecting Sarcasm and Verbal Abuse. Threats and Beyond: Staying Off the Slippery Slope of Physical Abuse. Passive Anger: What to Do When it Seems Harmless but Feels Harmful. Part III: Making Boundaries Stick. Coping with the Expected and Preparing for the Unknown. Appendix: Daily Log. Suggested Resources.

W. Robert Nay, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in McLean, Virginia, USA, and Annapolis, Maryland, USA, and Clinical Associate Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, USA. He has trained thousands of mental health professionals nationwide to work on anger management and relationship issues with their clients. Dr. Nay lives in Annapolis with his wife.

"There are lots of books for angry people, but too few for people who have to deal with someone else's anger! This is a wise and practical guide to one of the thorniest problems in couple relationships. Dr. Nay shows how to change your own response to your partner's anger and feel better about yourself." - William J. Doherty, author of Take Back Your Marriage "I loved this book. It's a powerful tool for understanding anger and its effects on relationships. I have applied some of the techniques and suggestions offered by Dr. Nay in my own personal life and have found them to be very effective." - Sandra, nurse, Maryland, USA "One of the best books I have read on how to repair destructive patterns of communication in an intimate relationship. Dr. Nay's practical, step-by-step instruction firmly supports readers who want to work their way back from ugly fights that undermine their love and commitment. I was truly inspired by this book." - Pepper Schwartz, author of Love Between Equals