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Marriage Resources

Kate Braestrup, MARRIAGE AND OTHER ACTS OF CHARITY (Reagan Arthur Books)

From helping a newlywed couple make amends after their first fight to preparing herself for her second marriage, Braestrup offers her insights and experiences on what it truly means to share your life with someone, from the first kiss to the last straw, for better or for worse.

Terrence Real, THE NEW RULES OF MARRIAGE (Ballantine Books)

In The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work, Terrence Real helps overturn old-fashioned, confining roles and offers new insights for lasting and exciting intimacy for couples everywhere.

Gail Sheehy, SEX AND THE SEASONED WOMAN (Ballantine Books)

Guest and best-selling author Gail Sheehy’s books address fundamental questions that apply to women and men as they move through the stages of adult life from adolescence into their seasoned years. Published by Ballantine Books.

John Cacioppo, LONELINESS (W.W. Norton & Co)

In John Cacioppo’s Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection, he explains how prolonged loneliness can be as harmful to your health as smoking or obesity. On the flip side, he demonstrates the therapeutic power of social connection, and point the way toward making that healing balm available to everyone. Published by W.W. Norton & Co.

Dr. Pepper Schwartz, PRIME (Collins Living)

Calling for a brave and creative reevaluation of what is possible in the second half of women’s lives, Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love, and the Sensual Years invites every woman to develop and maintain her sexuality. From Collins Living.

Gail Sheehy, PASSAGES (Ballantine Books)

Guest and best-selling author Gail Sheehy’s books address fundamental questions that apply to women and men as they move through the stages of adult life from adolescence into their seasoned years.

Intimacy and Aging

Aging affects your whole body, so it's bound to have an impact on sex. A Mayo Clinic specialist offers tips for a satisfying sex life as you grow older.

Intimacy and Aging Relationships (mp3)

A short audio piece from the Mayo Clinic on intimate relationships and how they change over time.

Terrence Real’s REAL Relational Solutions (RRS)
Teaches people how to make their relationships work by addressing relational and psychological health in three critical relationship areas: parenting, coupling, and workforce effectiveness.