ScreamFree Marriage, Hal Runkel, LMFT
ScreamFree Marriage, Hal Runkel, LMFT
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ScreamFree Marriage
Calming Down, Growing Up, and Getting Closer

Author: Hal Runkel, LMFT, Jenny Runkel

Narrator: Hal Runkel, LMFT

Unabridged: 8 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2011


Synopsis

Through the best-selling ScreamFree Parenting, Hal Runkel showed thousands of parents how keeping their cool can revolutionize their family life. In his groundbreaking new book, ScreamFree Marriage, Runkel now shows couples how learning to stay calm, in the face of common marital conflicts, is the key to creating and enjoying a deep, lifelong connection.
 
Every committed couple strives to hold on to the marriage they envisioned back when they first said "I do"--before the end of the honeymoon phase, before kids, mortgages, health crises, and all life's inescapable issues. But the truth is this: conflict is unavoidable--it's impossible for two people to see every single thing, face every issue, and experience every situation in exactly the same way. What results are couples "screaming" at each other--sometimes literally yelling out loud, sometimes shutting themselves down and shutting their partners out, and sometimes avoiding the issue altogether--none of which leads to the passionate, intimate connection we all crave.
 
In ScreamFree Marriage, Hal introduces some radical new concepts about marriage, teaching couples how to embrace this inevitable conflict as a profound vehicle for strengthening a marriage. Rather than just a source of pain and disagreement, these "Fires of Commitment," as Hal describes them, can actually be the exact experience needed to grow couples into new levels of maturity and intimacy. By simply learning the ScreamFree formula of Calming Down, Growing Up, and Getting Closer, you too can cross through these fires and end up with a closer and more passionate marriage than ever before.  Using accessible anecdotes and the disarming humor that readers have come to love, Runkel disproves prevailing marital wisdom, puts couples on a path to "intimate independence" and reveals a whole new, fresh approach to marriage.

About The Author

Hal Runkel is a licensed marriage and family therapist, relationship coach, and international speaker. He is founder and President of The ScreamFree Institute—a not-for-profit dedicated to calming the world, one relationship at a time. Hal's principles have already helped thousands of families revolutionize their relationships. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their two children just outside Atlanta, Georgia. Jenny Runkel is a writer, editor, and high-school English teacher. While deftly managing her classroom of juniors & seniors, she also manages and helps produce the content on ScreamFree.com, the online presence of The ScreamFree Institute. Her humorous, insightful words reach tens of thousands sets of eyes & ears every month, including those of her husband, Hal, and their two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann on February 06, 2011

Finally, a marriage book that: 1. Doesn't treat me like a child! (And expects me not to treat my spouse like one either.) 2. Doesn't make generalizations about my spouse or about me. THANK YOU! 3. Doesn't talk about sex as if one of us needs it and one of us owes it and that is all there is. And doesn'......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on December 02, 2017

I went back and forth on 3 or 4 stars for this book. The concrete suggestions are invaluable, but the repetitive fluff surrounding them was incredibly frustrating. Ultimately, though, it was well worth the read (albeit at high speed during the irrelevant parts), and I've recommended it to several ot......more

Goodreads review by Katie on September 26, 2014

Great book. Just like the title says, it's about growing up and handling conflicts like an adult. Which is really difficult in marriage, actually. Nice to read some fresh ideas on the subject.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 12, 2025

read this to see if it was helpful in any way for me as an MFT, and if it’s something i could recommend to clients… it’s nice that it’s got some practical steps for approaching conflict in a more regulated way and deepening your connection with your partner. however, there is a lot of fluff in this,......more