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Of Sound Mind to Marry A Reality Check from the Marriage Counselor for Pre-Weds
Jim Bierman
Book Code: C34723
ISBN: 0-313-34723-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34723-8
184 pages, 3 charts 1 fig 1 table 7 photo
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2007
List Price: $34.95 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Bierman, a licensed clinical psychologist, offers advice for couples considering marriage. He begins with a discussion of the concept of love and how it affects the minds and actions of couples, then explores potential conflicts and issues that should be discussed and skills and strategies to work out differences. He covers marriage success theories, expectations, the language of the marriage contract, how marriage changes people, the effects of having kids, in-laws, and divorce. He also covers premarital counseling and self- counseling.
    —SciTech Book News     February 2008
  • Endorsement From Harville Hendrix, Ph. D. author, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: All couples prepare for their wedding but few for their marriage. For those couples who want to insure their marriage endures, this book is an excellent and essential guide. I recommend it without reservation.
  • Endorsement From Linda Adams President and CEO, Gordon Training International: Jim Bierman's book is packed with enlightening and practical advice for any couple planning for marriage. He shows them how to deal directly with every important aspect of their relationship ahead of time and in a sensitive, loving way. I highly recommend it both to anyone planning to be married and to professionals who work with couples.
  • Endorsement From Peter J. Larson, Ph.D. LP Vice President, Life Innovations, Inc.: Of Sound Mind to Marry offers a well-informed overview of the journey into marriage. Not just another book filled with advice, Bierman's understanding of the psychological nuances of premarital and marriage relationships is presented in a clear and useful format. Add this one to your premarital reading list. A fresh treatment of the journey into marriage; Of Sound Mind to Marry is a sophisticated psychological look at forming a life-long relationship. Bierman is not afraid to tackle the difficult topics such as prenuptial agreements and deciding not to marry.
  • Endorsement From Richard Geller,
    Founder of CapitalCounselors.com and Clients4Therapists.com:     I haven't seen anything quite like this before. In my work I have several hundred clients, most of whom do some pre-marital counseling. If couples just read this book, they wouldn't need anything else. That's how good the book is. A great deal of thought that someone should give to getting married is really in asking the right questions. And those questions are clearly spelled out.
Description: Up to 95 percent of all Americans get married at some point in their lives, and each year more than 2 million marriages take place in this nation. But the divorce rate as we enter the new millennium is over 50 percent. What is going wrong? "Going through the motions of getting married isn't nearly as challenging as getting to know each other on a deeper level before the ceremony," says Psychologist Jim Bierman. His book guides engaged couple through an enlightening process of self-examination and "us-examination," helping them gain a greater understanding of their partner, of the person they are becoming as part of a couple, and of the marriage they are about to create. Written for pre-weds, their families, close friends, and the professionals who counsel them, this thought-provoking text explores thinking about--and talking about--delicate issues, from love, communication, friendship, and sex, to in-law relations, money matters and prenuptial agreements, and how children will change a relationship. When couples meet the challenge of deeply understanding each other and what they expect out of marriage, their chances of enjoying a satisfied, intimate, and stable married life are greatly enhanced. By the end of this book, pre-weds will have grown from the "altered state of being in love" to being "of sound mind to marry," says Bierman. One of the last things couples planning a wedding usually want to do is talk about the realities of becoming husband and wife. Most would rather discuss wedding cake flavors and honeymoon plans than their views on children and finances, their personal insecurities and potential struggles, says Bierman, adding that even counselors and clergy usually do not tread into the area of these issues that can be deep, upsetting, and disagreement-inspiring. But better that before marriage than afterward. This book raises all the controversial yet crucial issues for pre-weds. And that will help couples wed with far more understanding of themselves and each other, with more foresight and sound thinking, "so that they'll not only be thrilled to be marrying the one they have chosen, but they'll know that their decision is a wise one."
LC Card Number: 2007029030
LCC Class: HQ10
Dewey Class: 646
PDF Catalogs:
Psychology Catalog 2008.pdf
Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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