Depression Marriage

If you are in the midst of depression, you may worry that you aren't good enough for your partner, or become irritable around them. You may even push them away when you feel like your emotions are beyond your control. In addition, your sense of intimacy may diminish, and your sex life may fizzle as a result of fatigue, medications and feeling disconnected from your partner. The hard truth is that feelings of isolation, worthlessness, and tiredness can all take a hefty toll on your love life. But you don't have to let depression be the demise of your relationship.

A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, featuring life-changing, real-world advice. “Preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's parents” —John Gottman, clinical...

Teacher’s Pet: Trying to make up for past mistakes, Grant works with his subs to improve their lives. He’s become good at rope play and is often invited to perform at clubs. Kayla is lost. She needs courage, self-confidence, and the ability to converse. For a passing drama grade, she finds herself center stage at a BDSM club under her old high school teacher’s hands. Turns out, she’s got a past eating away at her and she needs help working it out. Grant makes sure she does. Timeless: Life is all about finding meaning. For Leigh Anne, it means opening up her own agency, it means ...

Psychotherapist Terrence Real offers an important and compelling look at the silent epidemic of depression among men and shows, with compassion and clarity, what can be done to break this vicious cycle.

“Smart, insightful, and warm. Dr. Julie is both the expert and wise friend we all need.” –Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and co-host of the ""Dear Therapists"" podcast? Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online...

What does it look like to be hopelessly, serially, persistently, and stubbornly in love not with someone, but with longing itself? Journalist and late-in-life virgin Amanda McCracken dated over 100 men before she realized she was addicted to longing, setting her on a 10-year journey to...

You love someone who is struggling. And you're exhausted from waiting. Every day, you wonder: Will today be different? Will they finally feel better? Will the waiting ever end? You've learned to adjust your life around their depression. You've postponed your own joy. You've carried hope for both of you. And somewhere along the way, you've become invisible—the strong one, the steady one, the one who holds everything together while slowly disappearing yourself. This book sees you. *Always Waiting for You to Feel Better* is a compassionate, honest companion for spouses, adult children, and ...

How did a fashion icon transform into a beloved humanitarian on the world stage? How was the Princess of Wales able to successfully navigate a complex marital situation to her advantage? Was she or wasn’t she in love that final summer? Diana, A Spencer Forever answers all these questions as the final chapters in Princess Diana’s story unfold in 1996 and 1997. Explore the final months leading up to her tragic death, and the global grieving phenomenon that came to define her. The first biographical fiction in the trilogy, Diana, A Spencer in Love tells the story of the Princess’s first ...

"Jenny Lawson returns to narrate her third installment in a disheveled saga of finding the light at the end of a long, winding, ludicrous tunnel...Another treasure in the Lawson collection, this audiobook shines with a powerful message: Depression and anxiety suck, but we can rise above them."...

“This is a brilliant adaptation of the IFS model of therapy; addressing ‘Mom Parts’ is a groundbreaking way to help mothers improve their mental health. When Good Moms Feel Bad is a must-read.” —Richard Schwartz, PhD, creator of Internal Family Systems and author of No Bad Parts Moms...

Discovering Strength: Navigating Bipolar Disorder With Resilience and Hope for Your Loved One. Are you in a relationship with someone with bipolar disorder? Would you like to empower yourself with insightful information and effective resources that will not only help you understand the condition but will enable you to navigate the complexities of everyday life with bipolar disorder in your family? Introducing Navigating Bipolar: A Spouses Guide to Stability, an essential guide that offers compassionate support through the intricacies of bipolar disorder, providing insights, strategies, and ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. From the author of Irreversible Damage, an investigation into a mental health industry that is harming, not healing, American children In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z’s mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates...

A detective seeks justice for his murdered wife with the help of a psychotherapist—while fighting an undeniable attraction to her—in this sexy suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Sandra Brown. ? "Brown is at the top of her game with this one." —Library Journal...

This "profoundly wise" look at how to foster connections, attachment, and resiliency explains why working through discord is the key to better relationships. (Sue Johnson, bestselling author of Hold Me Tight) You might think that perfect harmony is the defining characteristic of healthy...

Are you exhausted from fighting battles you cannot see? The sudden financial ruin, the fracturing of your marriage, and the relentless anxiety keeping you awake at night are not just strokes of bad luck. You are not crazy, and you are not alone. You are caught in the crossfire of an invisible war. Modern society tells you to just breathe deeper and accept this misery as the new normal, but the truth is, your family is under attack. You don't need another passive dictionary of comforting poems, and you don't need a heavy theological textbook. You need a battle-tested instruction manual. ...

Emotions link our feelings, thoughts, and conditioning at multiple levels, but they may remain a largely untapped source of strength, freedom, and connection. The capacity to be intimate with all our emotions, teaches Robert Augustus Masters, is essential for creating fulfilling relationships...

Now an original movie on Lifetime! The bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish returns with a psychological thriller, filled with chilling serpentine twists, about a woman fighting to hold onto the only family she’s ever loved—and how far she’ll go to preserve it. Named one of the most...

***Now a Netflix Original movie, starring Leighton Meester, streaming globally.*** Miles from home. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they’ve faced it all – be it Orla’s struggles as a new mother or Kate’s messy divorce. And whatever...

A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gilead and Housekeeping Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Lila, homeless...

True Story of Physical & Inner Healing Miracles Doctors said that if she lived at all, she'd never walk. Born with an unformed twin entangled throughout her spine, the torrent of medical challenges for Lucinda Russell were overwhelming at best. Trapped inside a body that required more than fifty surgeries, it seemed all she could do to keep her head above water. Was it too much to hope she'd grow to find love despite her multiple scars and the prospect of dire complications flooding into womanhood? What marriage could withstand her ongoing health ordeals, let alone the medical certainty ...