The Rules for Real Relationships

Description

By investing in yourself now, you will discover how to:

• Make bad relationships better and good relationships great by gaining the tools to smooth out tension, prevent miscommunication and build lasting relationships.
• Redefine the goals and parameters of your relationships by dissolving unrealistic expectations, thereby deepening your connection with those that are most important to you.
• Ensure that everyone’s needs (yours, your spouse’s, your children’s and your parents) are being met through healthy boundaries and open communication.
• Reconnect with your loved ones by embracing acceptance and understanding and letting go of anger and resentment.

Session 1: What’s Love Got to do With It?

Refreshing insights into what makes a happy, communicative and mutually respectful relationship between husband and wife.

Session 2: Sibling Rivalry or Sibling Symbiosis?

Learn how to tackle the challenges of adult-sibling relationships when dealing with a difference in personalities, different religious levels, balancing familial responsibilities and favoritism.

Session 3: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents Part 1

Discover the ins-and-outs of balancing your parental support, advice and expectations to your now adult child and what is your responsibility as a grandparent.

Session 4: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents Part 2  

Find out how to set boundaries as an adult child with your parent, readjusting your expectations and adopting the role of caretaker.

Session 5: The Plague of Loneliness  

Why is it so bad to be alone? Get an in-depth look at how we cure this seemingly incurable and daunting state of a relationship.

Session 6: Q&A  

Gain insights into practical application through the answers to critical questions having to do with relationships. 

About Rabbi Manis Friedman: Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher who uses ancient wisdom and modern wit as he captivates audiences around the world. Over 150,000 copies of his provocative yet entertaining tapes, both audio and video, have been sold, and his widely praised book, Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore, is in its fourth printing. Rabbi Friedman has also been featured internationally in over 200 print articles and interviewed on more than 50 television and radio talk shows. He has appeared on CNN, A&E Reviews, PBS, and BBC Worldwide, and has been the subject of articles in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Seventeen, Guideposts, Insight, Publisher’s Weekly and others.