The 15-Minute Relationship Fix

Name: The 15-Minute Relationship Fix
Rating: 4.5 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9781633936027

A Clinically-Proven Strategy That Will Repair and Strengthen Your Love Life

By Joel D. Block

Grounded in clinical practice, this book centers on a technique called Emotional Conferencing — a structured 15-minute conversation designed to help couples rebuild connection and reduce the frequency of conflict. The author explains how to listen without defensiveness, share authentically, and address unresolved childhood experiences that often drive adult relationship struggles. Chapters on self-soothing, advanced listening, and positive shared experiences round out the method.

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Concepts

Emotional Conferencing
A structured 15-minute conversation technique where partners take turns sharing and listening without defensiveness to rebuild connection and reduce conflict.
Unfinished Business
Unresolved childhood experiences and emotional wounds that get unconsciously carried into adult relationships and fuel recurring conflict.
Self-Soothing
Techniques for calming your own nervous system during or after conflict so you can engage more constructively with your partner.
Advanced Listening
Going beyond simply hearing words to responding in ways that validate a partner's experience and prevent escalation.

Chapters

Chapter 1. Test Your Openness
Chapter 2. Emotional Conferencing
Chapter 3. Six Benefits Heading Your Way
Chapter 4. The Conference Illustrated
Chapter 5. The Unfinished Business of Your Childhood
Chapter 6. Avoiding the Blame Game
Chapter 7. Advanced Listening/Responding Strategies
Chapter 8. Seven Positive Experiences to Share with Your Partner
Chapter 9. Seven Tips for Self-Soothing
Chapter 10. FAQs
Epilogue

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Topics

Repair, Marriage, Conflict, Communication, Active Listening, Emotional Connection, Self-Soothing, Childhood Wounds, Defensiveness, Validation, Relationships

Published

September 5, 2018

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