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"Barry Ham has great passion for helping couples who have found marriage difficult. For those who are stuck, this book offers practical help on how to get UNSTUCK. I highly recommend it." -Gary Chapman, Ph.D. author of The Five Love Languages Do you feel stuck in your marriage or distanced from your spouse? Maybe you've reached the point where you feel like roommates - two people just co-existing together. Every marriage goes through these "dry spells." Whether you are using this Study Guide as a part of a small group, with your spouse, or even individually, you can learn how to: change the atmosphere of your relationship reconnect with your spouse on a deeply intimate level sustain a passionate and vibrant marriage for years to come prevent your marriage from getting into a "stuck" place build a successful and unshakeable marriage Dr. Barry Ham is an educator in a variety of forms: a college professor, a Marriage and Family Therapist, and an author and speaker. He received an MS in Psychology from Abilene Christian University, followed by a Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling from California State University. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Southern California University. He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, dogs, and has two grown children and their families who live in the area."
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本書が描くのは、単なる夫婦関係の修復術ではなく、魂の「閉塞」からの脱却という深遠なドラマです。臨床心理学の知見に裏打ちされたバリー・ハムの筆致は、情熱を失い「同居人」と化した二人が陥る沈黙の痛みを、冷徹かつ慈愛に満ちた視点で見つめます。停滞を「終わりの始まり」ではなく、再誕への「静かな予兆」と捉え直す鋭い洞察こそが、本作の持つ本質的な魅力といえます。 映像化作品では、言葉にできない空気の重さや視線の交錯が、心理描写を補完する圧倒的なリアリズムを生んでいます。一方で、文字を通じて己の内面と対話する本書の体験は、映像美を超えた強烈な自己変革を読者に促します。視覚的な追体験と、テキストによる深い内省。この両者が共鳴することで、形骸化した関係に再び命を吹き込む、唯一無二の情熱的なシナジーが完成するのです。