• Monsters in Love

  • Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy–and What You Can Do About It
  • By: Resmaa Menakem MSW LICSW SEP
  • Narrated by: Diana Blue
  • Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Monsters in Love

By: Resmaa Menakem MSW LICSW SEP
Narrated by: Diana Blue
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Publisher's summary

A gritty, down-to-earth guide for real-life couples

Conflict is a natural part of any intimate relationship. Yet most couples either avoid it or try to smooth over their differences. This often results in at least one partner compromising their integrity—and stunting their own growth.

Monsters in Love challenges the idea that conflict between partners is unhealthy or something to avoid. Instead, it encourages both people to stand by what they need and who they are—but to do so with compassion rather than competitiveness or vengefulness.

This book is about the reality of committed, intimate relationships, which are designed to inspire both people to grow up. It challenges some common misperceptions about what makes for a successful partnership. It also rocks the boat of psychotherapy, calling out therapists who don't bring their best to their clients.

Instead of comforting fantasies or false promises, Monsters in Love offers you and your partner a chance to make your relationship-and your lives—much bigger and more emergent.

©2023 Resmaa Menakem (P)2023 Tantor

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Absolutely loved this book!

So good I’m gonna listen for a second time! I highly wish Resmaa had narrated the book but it was still phenomenal and taught me so much.

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Not what I was expecting.

narration was not that good would have been better off read by the author. sound like a robot was reading the entire thing which made it hard to listen to.

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Great approach. Original content. Real.

This is a really good read. The overall style of this book gives to alot of real self reflection and inner-honesty. There is alot of methodological science behind the explanations of all discussed content. Just reading this will make you “grow up”. If you want relationship therapy in a book, this is it!

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Words to Feeling

Thank you for helping me find the words, within me, to best describe my feelings. I now have a better way to express myself.

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So informative

I loved this book. It was real and relatable and so many helpful tips to help be a better partner and better understand your partner.

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Absolute Garbage

Arguably one of the worst books I've ever tried to read. My brain hurt from the excessive cliches and common sense anecdotes used to levels normally reserved for a 6th grade book report. This is further proof why the field of psychology is not even a pseudoscience, rather a compilation of nonsense and utter garbage for the mindless cretins of society. The author needs to "grow up", stop writing books and find a new line of work.

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