{"product_id":"i-didnt-sign-up-for-this-a-couples-therapist-shares-real-life-stories-of-breaking-patterns-and-finding-joy-in-relationships-including-her-own-paperback","title":"I Didn't Sign Up for This: A Couples Therapist Shares Real-Life Stories of Breaking Patterns and Finding Joy in Relationships . . . Including Her Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Dalgleish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Partnerships are tricky, especially when you are parenting young kids. \u003ci\u003eI Didn't Sign Up for This\u003c\/i\u003e offers an approach for how you can stay connected to your partner--and to yourself--as you navigate those early childhood years. Dr. Tracy weaves together real moments from couples therapy, honest stories from her own life, and direct teaching of coping skills so you can make meaningful change in your home.\" --\u003cb\u003eDr. Becky Kennedy, \u003c\/b\u003e author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGood Inside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI Didn't Sign Up for This\u003c\/i\u003e offers relatable stories of real-life couples. Whether you are newly in a relationship, married with children, or navigating a blended family, you'll gain real tools to help you feel more connected with your partner.\" --\u003cb\u003eEve Rodsky, \u003c\/b\u003e author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFair Play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when your relationship no longer feels like the one you said \"yes\" to?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCouples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish has spent the last seventeen years dedicated to helping hundreds of couples in distress find hope and healing, sometimes by staying together and other times not. Breakdowns in communication, lack of intimacy, infidelity, overbearing in-laws and exes (to name a few)--she's seen it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after the birth of her first child, Dr. Tracy suddenly began to see herself in her clients' narratives. Despite the overwhelming joy she felt as a new mother, she also found herself welling up with anger and resentment toward her partner as she began shouldering more than half the domestic load and childcare labor in their marriage. In time, she found herself uttering the very words she'd heard countless times in her office from her clients: \u003ci\u003eI didn't sign up for this\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part self-help, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish's debut book provides a rare look inside real therapy sessions with four couples--and into her own marriage. With unflinching candor and heartfelt empathy, she digs to the root of the issues that fuel our day-to-day relationship conflicts and illuminates the common struggle of what it means to be human: the incredible difficulty of showing up wholly and authentically in our most intimate relationship with others \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e with ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Tracy Dalgleish, CPsych, \u003c\/b\u003e is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. For over fifteen years, she has provided direct clinical services to couples and has dedicated her time to researching, writing, and speaking about relationships. Her goal is to make the skills and tools she teaches her clients more accessible so they can build healthier relationships with themselves and with others. She is the founder of Be Connected Digital and the owner of a mental health clinic, Integrated Wellness. She lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53450866655539,"sku":"9781683736622","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/i-didnt-sign-up-for-this-a-couples-therapist-shares-real-life-stories-of-breaking-patterns-and-finding-joy-in-relationships-including-her-own-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}