Yerkovich Kay - How we love workbook: making deeper connections in marriage

Praise for

How We Love

by Milan and Kay Yerkovich

How We Love has the capacity to change not only your marriage but every relationship thats important in your life.

J OSH M C D OWELL, Christian apologist, evangelist, and author of more than seventy-five books, including More than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands a Verdict

The authors have translated the complexity of how we love into a highly readable and clearly written book. Couples will easily be able to identify their love styles and how to transform them into genuine love. I recommend it to all couples.

H ARVILLE H ENDRIX , P H D, therapist and educator with over twenty-five years of experience, cofounder and president of the Institute for Imago Relationship Therapy, and author of New York Times bestseller Getting the Love You Want

On a daily basis our team at Focus on the Family hears from couples struggling to navigate conflict in a way that strengthens their relationship and increases intimacy. Milan and Kay Yerkovich have dissected the various factors that contribute to how we love and interact with our spousesand their advice has saved many marriages. Any couple can benefit from the Yerkoviches wise and insightful advice.

J IM D ALY , president of Focus on the Family

Milan and Kay bring us a fresh look at intimacy and how we learn to love. Their practical and personal approach will enrich anyones marriage.

D AVID S TOOP , P H D, psychologist and author of When Couples Pray Together

I found How We Love to be extremely enlightening: a discovery of how best to love my wife, how to nurture her through a better understanding of our love styles, and how to implement change.

P HIL W AUGH, executive director of Covenant Marriage Movement

I have had the joy and privilege of working with Milan and Kay on a professional level and have been amazed at the success of their therapeutic techniques. Understanding our love styles and taking down the walls created by our imprints are skills that can help every marriage. I am thrilled that more couples will learn how to strengthen their relationships through the tools described in this book.

D R. E LIZABETH J OHN , MD, psychiatrist

Milan and Kay have taken their own life experience, their research over the years, and their experience in the counseling office, and distilled it into a work that is rigorous, original, and understandable. If you want to strengthen and enrich your marriage, as well as grow personally, I strongly encourage you to read and digest this material. The effect on all your relationships will be powerful.

D R. J IM M ASTELLER, executive director of the Center for Individual and Family Therapy

Forget everything external you think defines you. The quality of your relationships and your contributions to them are what make life great or miserable. This book is a key to a world of insight into intimacy only you can bring to your relationships. With each page, I felt Milan and Kay had seen my movie! My marriage is different today because of the simple, profound help I discovered in these pages.

K ENNY L UCK, author of Risk and Every Man, Gods Man, mens pastor at Saddleback Church, and founder of Every Man Ministries

The Yerkoviches have taken important developmental and psychological concepts and given them to us in a user-friendly fashion. They give us a peek into their personal journey and the countless people they have helped move from young hurts toward more meaningful intimate attachment. How We Love helps us see ourselves more clearly and understand our roles in the impasses of our relationships.A practical and impactful read for all!

J ILL H UBBARD, P H D, clinical psychologist, cohost of New Life Live! national radio program, speaker, and full-time mom

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Copyright 2017 by Milan Yerkovich and Kay Yerkovich

Cover design by Kelly L. Howard

Published in association with the literary agency of Alive Communications Inc., 7680 Goddard Street, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, www.alivecommunications.com.

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