Everybody Fights, Kim Holderness
Everybody Fights, Kim Holderness
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Everybody Fights
So Why Not Get Better at It?

Author: Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness

Narrator: Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 03/30/2021


Synopsis

A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller!Learn how to fight better and end your arguments with your partner feeling closer, more loved, and better understood.We take our cars in for oil changes. We mow our lawns and pull weeds. Why don't we do maintenance on our marriages? This relationship is the most important one we will ever have, so why not get better at it?For the last several years, Penn and Kim Holderness of The Holderness Family have done the hard maintenance and the research to learn how to fight better. With the help of their marriage coach Dr. Christopher Edmonston, they break down their biggest (and in some cases, funniest) fights. How did a question about chicken wings turn into a bra fight (no, not a bar fight or a bra fight)? How did a roll of toilet paper lead to tears, resentment, and a stint in the guest bedroom?With their trademark sense of humor and complete vulnerability, Penn and Kim share their 10 most common Fight Fails and how to combat them. Throughout the book, they offer scripts for how to start, continue, and successfully close hard conversations. Couples will emerge equipped to engage and understand, not do battle—and maybe laugh a little more along the way.In Everybody Fights, couples will learn how to:Use "magic words" for healthy conflict resolutionAddress unspoken and unrealistic expectationsBanish the three Ds of unhealthy communication—distraction, denial, and delayCarry individual baggage while helping your partner deal with theirsPenn and Kim want you to know you're not alone. Everybody fights. Marriage is messy. Marriage is work. But marriage is worth it. Fight for it!

About Kim Holderness

Kim Holderness was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, and was a competitive dancer (once crowned Miss Dance Florida).  She went to the University of Florida, then began her career in TV journalism. Penn and Kim met in Orlando while working in local news and were married in 2005. In 2013 they left the TV business and launched a digital content company called Greenroom Communications. Part of that launch was a video called “Xmas Jammies” that went viral, and led to appearances on GMA, the Today Show, Fox News Channel, and CNN. (Apparently Xmas Jammies are bipartisan.)  The Holderness Family currently lives in Raleigh with their dog, Sunny.

About Penn Holderness

Penn Holderness was born in Durham, North Carolina, to a Presbyterian minister and a public school teacher. He was super into Boy Scouts, show choir, and synthesizers as a kid, so he wasn’t exactly a ladies’ man. He went to the University of Virginia, then started a two-decade career in TV journalism. Penn and Kim met in Orlando while working in local news and were married in 2005. In 2013 they left the TV business and launched a digital content company called Greenroom Communications. Part of that launch was a video called “Xmas Jammies” that went viral and led to appearances on GMA, the Today Show, Fox News Channel, and CNN. (Apparently Xmas Jammies are bipartisan.) The Holderness Family currently lives in Raleigh with their dog, Sunny.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Regina on May 27, 2021

Okay… just hear me out! Audiobook review. Yes, this is a book written by impossibly beautiful internet-famous white people distributed by a Christian publisher. It is also a book that is so. darn. engaging. Kim and Penn Holderness came to notoriety after they made a video Christmas card (“Xmas Jammie......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on March 29, 2021

Penn and Kim Holderness have made a name for themselves with song parody videos, but this book is an entertaining and informative look at communication--particularly within a marriage relationship and with a focus on arguments. They are not experts, they've just been married for many years and have e......more

Goodreads review by Kim on August 03, 2021

Since this audiobook is narrated by Kim and Penn, it is more like listening to a podcast. They even ad-lib a bit and add to what is written in the book. This book is raw and filled with emotion while also lighthearted and humorous at other moments.......more

Goodreads review by Amy on January 15, 2022

I can admit it. I love watching this couple do their thing, I find endless entertainment in their antics. Actually, it was my husband who turned me onto them. But I think his own "ooh, a squirrel!...." personality got him sidetracked into other things. I bought their book, and when I found out they......more

Goodreads review by Sam on August 29, 2020

If you only know Kim and Penn from dancing in their Christmas jammies, you are sorely missing out. They have spent the last several years putting out nuanced and thought-provoking videos, blog posts, and podcast episodes on marriage, parenting, and mental health. Also, they’re insanely funny. Their......more