Dr. Blues' Guide to Making Relationships Work: 50 Quick Tips

Are you at the point that you are questioning whether this relationship is worth it? Are the bad times beginning to outweigh the good times? Are you feeling discouraged because nothing seems to work and you do not have a plan? You are not alone in thinking these thoughts because relationships take work. Statistics do not bode well for relationships lasting even more than one year.Commitment to work on your relationship is difficult without positive hope for change. Once discouragement grows, it is easy to give up and just let your relationship die a slow death. This 'quick tip' method offers hope for change. Taking the initiative to make your relationship better empowers you because you are taking action. Our book will help you develop a positive plan for change. You will gain confidence because you are taking charge of your relationship instead of just letting things happen. These 50 tips are the brainstorming of our many years of practice in working with people. Taking action using any one of them will give you the confidence that you are trying to make your relationship better.

Richard Blue, PhD, has over thirty years of experience in the field of mental health. His career includes working with community mental health, acting as director of psychology at a psychiatric hospital, and currently keeping a solo practice in Atlanta, Georgia, where he specializes in relationship counseling. he has a weekly radio program on Star 94.1 FM with which he reaches more than 100,000 listeners and helps callers deal with their relationship issues. He has also published numerous articles in his field. Dr. Blue is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychologists (ABPP), and he won the Media Award for Presenting Psychology on the Radio from the Georgia Psychological Association in 2006.