Les Parrott - Healthy Me, Healthy Us: Your Relationships Are Only as Strong as You Are

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Praise for the Writing of Les and Leslie Parrott

Les and Leslie are grounded, understandable, and immensely practical. They deal in the real world and offer real answers and solutions.

Gary D. Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages

With an incredible blend of contemporary social science and a deep understanding of Scripture, Les Parrotts writing will help you see beyond what you may be tempted to settle for. And hell show you the way, step by step, to realizing the kinds of relationships we all long for.

Lee Strobel, New York Times bestselling author

The Parrotts message is so valuable in helping you find real and dependable applications for emotional health.

Henry Cloud, coauthor of Boundaries

Refreshingly honest and incredibly practical.

Lysa TerKeurst, president of Proverbs 31 and New York Times bestselling author

Challenging, real-life application that will truly make a difference in the way you interact with the people around you.

Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life. Church and author of Divine Direction

Dont miss out on the Parrotts message.... It will truly transform your relationships.

Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women

Will positively change the way you interact with everyone.

Dr. David Jeremiah, founder and president of Turning Point and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, CA

You can always count on Drs. Parrott to be rich in research and learnable in practice.

Dr. John Townsend, author and speaker

Practical sometimes means pat. For the Parrotts, it means genuinely helpful.

Larry Crabb, bestselling author and counselor

Les and Leslie are relationship experts who make eternal truths understandable and applicable.

John C. Maxwell, New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert

Nobody writes more clearly and with more insight on emotional health and relationships than Les and Leslie.

Judah Smith, author of Jesus is _______

Also by Les and Leslie Parrott

The Complete Guide to Marriage Mentoring

Dot.com Dating

Getting Ready for the Wedding

The Good Fight

A Good Friend

The Hour That Matters Most

I Love You More

L.O.V.E.

The Love List

Love Talk

Love Talk Devotional

Making Happy

Meditations on Proverbs for Couples

The Parent You Want to Be

Questions Couples Ask

Real Relationships

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Devotional

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts

Trading Places

Your Time-Starved Marriage

2020 by Les Parrott

Portions of chapter six are taken from Trading Spaces by Les & Leslie Parrott. Copyright 2008 by The Foundation for Healthy Relationships. Used by permission of Zondervan. www.Zondervan.com.

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ISBN 978-1-4002-0787-9 (eBook)

Epub Edition March 2020 9781400207862

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Parrott, Les, author. | Parrott, Leslie L., 1964- author.

Title: Healthy me, healthy us : your relationships are only as strong as your are / Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: #1 New York Times bestselling authors and renowned psychologists Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott share the single most important secret to happy relationships-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019049539 (print) | LCCN 2019049540 (ebook) | ISBN 9781400207855 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781400207862 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Self-actualization--Religious aspects--Christianity.| Health--Religious aspects--Christianity. | Interpersonal relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Classification: LCC BV4598.2 .P365 2020 (print) | LCC BV4598.2 (ebook) | DDC 248.4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019049539

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To Ranjy and Shine Thomas:

Two of the happiest and healthiest people we

knowwe are forever indebted to both of you.

Contents

Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated.

FRED ROGERS

R elationships are rife with potential disappointment, conflict, and confusion. But make no mistake: relationships are also our number one source of happiness. Nothing else comes close. Success, wealth, or achievement cant take the place of fulfilling relationships. Especially close ones. Nothing else tugs as tight on our hearts or delights our spirits more than a relationship that meets our longing for belonging.