I Do I Don't: How to Build a Better Marriage - by Chandrama Anderson Ma Lmft (Paperback)

About the Book

"Why doesn't marriage come with a manual? I Do I Don't: How to Build a Better Marriage tells the story of Ben and Grace on their journey of learning and practicing the tools and skills needed for a lifetime of intimacy. Each chapter introduces a new relationship skill, and ends with Putting It In Practice, a set of easy-to follow exercises to help the reader develop a personal understanding of the skills needed to build and strengthen any relationship."--

Book Synopsis

They say that marriage doesn't come with a manual. Now it does - in graphic detail.

I Do I Don't: How to Build a Better Marriage tells the story of Ben and Grace on their journey of learning and practicing the tools and skills needed for a lifetime of intimacy. Each chapter introduces a new relationship skill, and ends with Put It Into Practice, a set of easy-to-follow exercises to help the reader develop a personal understanding of the skills needed to build and strengthen any relationship.

With a foreword by John Kilcullen, founder/CEO of the For Dummies brand and book series, and written by acclaimed psychotherapist Chandrama Anderson MA, LMFT, and engagingly illustrated by rising young artist Nur Jaffar Latip, I Do I Don't will help any reader to Build a Better Marriage.

Review Quotes

"A self-help book unlike any other. Therapist Chandrama Anderson and artist Nur Jaffar G. Latip have created a graphic guide for couples. Reading this book is almost like working face-to-face with a therapist." - Ellen Kirschman, PhD. Clinical psychologist and author of I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know, and The Dot Meyerhoff Mystery Series

"Chandrama Anderson has created an entirely new genre of comics: Graphic Therapy. This book will be a powerful therapeutic tool for couples and practitioners alike." - Rob Clough The Comics Journal, SOLRAD

"Chandrama Anderson is that rare blend of wisdom and kindness which invites us to see ourselves honestly, without need for defense. I Do, I Don't illustrates the things we've always known but were afraid to voice, and shows the healing power of speaking them ourselves." - Howard Scott Warshaw, MA, ME, LMFT author of Inspired Therapist and Once Upon Atari

"Whether it's assessing physiological reactions to stress, learning to speak a partner's love language, or understanding the connection between brain processes and emotional responses, readers will find the material as engaging as it is thought-provoking. Nur Jaffar Latip's graphics showcase black and white snapshots of Ben and Grace in different stages of therapy--and their realistic, raw emotions as they attempt to put what they've learned into practice at home. Important concepts, like the subtle voices of their family of origin commenting on their interactions with each other, are highlighted in brilliant color, a stark reminder that internalized childhood beliefs can seriously interfere with adult connections. This insightful look at the hard work that goes into marriage is pure relationship gold." - Booklife by Publisher Weekly