Relationship Rx

Prescriptions for Lasting Love and Deeper Connection

By Jessica Griffin and Pepper Schwartz

What if couples could take their relationship vitamins or medicine in order to prevent and treat problems in their relationships or restore their struggling relationship back to health? Here, two seasoned relationship experts address the top problems in relationships and provide simple strategies and exercises, grounded in relationship science, that couples can use to have the healthiest—and happiest—relationship of their lives.

This book includes discussions about research on effective communication strategies, adult attachment styles, cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques, and lessons learned from decades of relationship research— all presented in an easy to digest fashion, making Relationship Rx an easy pill to swallow. As Griffin and Schwartz tackle the major issues most couples face (or will inevitably face), they offer a tiered approach to mild, moderate, or severe relationship symptoms—each requiring various levels of intervention.

Jessica L. Griffin, PsyD, is professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Griffin has been an expert and consultant on several television docuseries about relationships, marriage and divorce on shows such as Seven Year Switch and Married at First Sight. She has a private consulting and coaching business and is the CEO of LoveBuilder, which provides educational online courses to couples, singles, and parents. She resides in Massachusetts.

Pepper Schwartz, PhD, is a highly acclaimed relationship and sexuality professional. She is a professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Washington in Seattle, where she has created the Pepper Schwartz fellowship on intimate relationships and sexuality. She resides outside of Seattle, Washington State.

Offers a prescription for restoring the struggling relationship back to health.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

April 2023

240 pages

6 illustrations

Hardback

978 1 5381 6573 7 eBook 978 1 5381 6574 4

Family & Relationships • Love & Romance