Reptiles in Love: Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships - Hardcover

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Don Ferguson Ph.D. has been a leading teacher, trainer, and practitioner in the field of relationships and couples therapy for more than 20 years. He has presented hundreds of seminars and trainings to organizations and groups of psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychotherapists, and specifically has developed the Reptiles in Love program to the point where it is well researched, presented and taught frequently to professionals, and applied successfully by many couples who have benefited from it over the years. (See his websites: www.reptilesinlove.com, and www.donfergusonseminars.com. Presently staff Psychologist, he was formerly the Clinical Director for Psychiatry at Dean Health System, a major health care provider in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Praise for Reptiles in Love

"This book offers a refreshingly original look at the way couples operate and at what can go wrong. Dr. Ferguson has combined his clinical wisdom, his extensive experience helping couples, and his thorough understanding of current research to create a book that is both informed and user-friendly. Packed with practical guidance and numerous case examples and written in a lively, humorous style, this book is a delight to read and is sure to help both couples in distress and those seeking to strengthen their relationships."
Denise Beckfield, clinical psychologist and author, Master Your Panic and Take Back Your Life

"Another relationship book? Yes, and Reptiles in Love is different. It's not only fun and easy to read, but it comes at the issue from an entirely new angle, using the newest brain science to help you recognize and change those perplexing repetitive problems in your relationship. Read it before your relationship goes extinct."
Bill O'Hanlon, marriage and family therapist and author, Love Is a Verb and Rewriting Love Stories

"Written in a warm, humorous, and very engaging way, this book offers wisdom, reassurance, and sensible advice, along with practical exercises and suggestions. Couples who want a more satisfying and lively relationship will benefit from reading and implementing Dr. Ferguson's recommendations."
Mark A. Karpel, author, Evaluating Couples: A Handbook for Practitioners

"Don Ferguson has done an amazing piece of work in integrating an enormous body of professional knowledge on what makes marriages tick and how couples can help themselves when they're having trouble. And he's done all this in the most engaging, reader-friendly style I've come across in years."
Alan S. Gurman, professor and director of family therapy training, Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Medical School

"This refreshing book offers new insights for couples that will help them 'fight for their marriage.'"
Dr. Howard J. Markman, author, Fighting for Your Marriage and 12 Hours to a Great Marriage

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Don Ferguson, a psychologist and relationship therapist, has discovered that no matter how evolved we think we are, our reptilian brain is still primed for instantaneous reactions and fight-or-flight. This syndrome can rule relationships and in the end destroy them. Through the latest neurological research, Ferguson has discovered how to manage our primitive reactions with thoughtful, "new brain" interventions. Written in a highly entertaining and readable way, Reptiles in Love has an answer for helping couples to stop attacking each other and transform their dysfunctional, prehistoric relationship into a more evolved and loving partnership.

With the book's easy-to-use, step-by-step guide, couples will understand where their problems with communication originate and how to apply Ferguson's proven techniques to any difficult situation. Using these methods couples will begin talking with the enthusiasm and desire that they once had for each other and increase their times of shared laughter and intimacy even if they have not experienced this type of closeness in years.

Reptiles in Love will help couples learn how to

• Accept their personal differences
• End button pushing
• Reduce the tension and pain that can consume relationships
• Calm down and listen to each other
• Step back and observe
• Stop "fighting the wrong battles"
• Examine individual relationship dynamics to help improve communication

Ferguson's funny and insightful anecdotes will lead you on a journey through your own past and into a future that you and your partner deserve.