The Marriage Whisperer (a trademark name registered to Dr. Pickett) won the 2013 IPPY "Living Now" gold medal in the competition for books on relationships.
Featured as a "Reader's Choice" in the September 2013 Small Press Bookwatch.
Available in print through online bookstores, as well as in selected bookstores, particularly in the St. Louis area. Available also in digital form through Amazon Kindle, B&N Book Nook, and Apple iBooks.
Description: This jargon-free, self-help title is written by an experienced Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and inspired by over 10,000 conversations. It delivers 70 couple stories with humor and includes practical tips and tools for lasting relationship improvement. Popular themes like communication, habits, chores, arguments, sex, and intimacy are explored in easy-read tales. The Marriage Whisperer was featured in the September 2013 Small Press Bookwatch as a "Reader's Choice" for the marriage shelf. It also won the gold medal in the IPPY "Living Now" competition.
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Reviews:
You will be completely in awe at how clearly so many of these relationship stories will ring true. I kept saying to myself "That is so true!" as I read through the scenarios and "studied" her practical solutions to everyday relationship issues. Dr. Patt's wealth of knowledge gleaned from her numerous years of experience is expertly conveyed and organized in this easily read self-help resource. Every couple will discover relevant and insightful tips that should be put into practice immediately! (Cindy G, Amazon)
This down-to-earth book is filled with gentle wisdom based on Dr. Patt's years of experience working with couples who want to improve their relationship. Written with a touch of gentle humor, The Marriage Whisperer is not only filled with excellent information, it's a pleasure to read. (Anon., B&N)
From Library Thing:
The Marriage Whisperer is a practical, accessible book for married couples seeking to improve their relationship. The chapters, on helpful topics such as communication, trust, intimacy, roles, etc. offer relevant illustrations, practical insights and excellent discussion starters for couples. I have begun working through it with my wife and we are finding it very helpful in enhancing our intimacy and communication, in particular. I also perform wedding ceremonies and am trained to do pre-marital counseling for the couples whose ceremonies I perform, and will be enthusiastically recommending this excellent book to this whom I counsel. Highly recommended! (peacemover)
From GoodReads and The News-Gazette (St. Louis):
I originally wrote this review for The News-Gazette. Thanks! Here's what I think: "The Marriage Whisperer" is a new self-help guide for couples, written by Patt Hollinger Pickett, Ph.D. It's not a book meant to be read cover to cover.
It contains many topics and issues that married couples face — just about every problem you could possibly come up with. This is a book for men and women to read and discuss together.Pickett has worked for 20 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and she has a private mental health practice. She also works as a life coach and motivational speaker, and lives in Missouri. . . .
Pickett delivers her marriage advice with humor and no nonsense. Through the pages, readers will feel that she cares about helping people and truly believes that most marriages can be improved and last with a little work from each person.
If you want to improve your marriage, consider using "The Marriage Whisperer" as a guide. (Margo Dill)
From experts:
This book is not a bandage for a broken marriage. It's a road map. A tool. A conversation starter. It's a serious marriage-fixer book, but only if you do the work. (Patricia Lorenz, Art of Living writer and speaker)
As a pastor and marriage and family therapist, I’m always on the hunt for resources to
help couples. Dr. Pickett’s book, The Marriage Whisperer, is that resource. (Rev. Bryan R. Salminen, Ph.D.)
Dr. Patt Hollinger Pickett Ph.D. has hit the mark with a successful combination of well articulated
concepts and "how to’s.” (Bob Bertolino, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling, Maryville University)
I was impressed by the range and depth of the material. (Harry J. Aponte, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, Clinical Associate Professor at Drexel University)
Midwest Book Review:
The Marriage Whisperer by licensed marriage and family therapist Patt Hollinger Pickett is a jargon-free, self-help 214 page instruction guide inspired by over 10,000 conversations. Illustrated with 70 couple stories which are presented with humor and include a wealth of practical tips and tools for lasting relationship improvement, The Marriage Whisperer is an informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. Popular themes like communication, habits, chores, arguments, sex, and intimacy are explored in easy-read tales that are thoroughly 'reader friendly'. Highly recommended for community library Self-Help collections, "The Marriage Whisperer" is particularly appropriate for non-specialist general readers with an interest in dealing with the problems, pressures, and stresses that family life is inevitable subject to in our modern world.
The author (as posted on her Amazon page):
The author maintains a web presence, where she can be contacted:
website: http://themarriagewhisperer.net
Excerpt from the book:
Create Marital Happiness for a Lifetime
Here are important things you can do to create marital happiness. Just pick below how
long you want it to last!
If you want to be happily married for one day:
Devote the entire day to the companionship of your partner to share secrets, offer small favors and gifts, and bond intimately without thinking about pleasing anyone else. Isn’t this what brought you together when you were courting?
If you want to be happily married for one week:
Give positive feedback and express gratitude to your partner for seven days in a row. Compliments and gratitude prevent taking your partner for granted, a habit which snuffs out positive vibes.
If you want to be happily married for one month:
Keep your partner’s feelings and opinions in mind at all times during the next 31 days. This builds emotional sensitivity to and respect for your partner’s opinion.
If you want to be happily married for one year:
Plan a non-cancelable/non-refundable romantic getaway for your anniversary. Scheduling special time alone rekindles intimacy and love.
If you want to be happily married for three years:
Schedule a monthly date to focus on your couple intimacy as a priority above individual needs and those of children. What you do for the stability of the couple stabilizes the family which benefits the children. Couple time is not selfish time.
If you want to be happily married for five years:
Learn to fight fairly and “practice” as needed. Airing and settling differences respectfully is an essential skill.
Differences and disagreements are a normal and healthy part of relationships.
If you want to be happily married for ten years:
Work to accept little annoying habits and differences gently and with love. Marriages and people are not perfect. Separate the important from the petty. Let petty things go without attitude.
If you want to be happily married for a lifetime: Continue all of the above throughout your marriage.
A lifetime of marital happiness takes a lifetime of love, attention, and effort.
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