Mindful Relationship Habits: 25 Practices for Couples to Enhance Intimacy, Nurture Closeness, and Grow a Deeper Connection Paperback – January 2, 2018

Good read. Has many things that ring true to my beliefs. I pick and pull things that I think resonates with me, this had a lot of great info and helpful reminders/tips.

Steve & Barry was/is a clothing store.Steve and Barrie are habit creation authors and experts.Being serious. Great book that teaches you how to make a marriage work with common sense and down to earth useful suggestions back by research.As an author and entrepreneur sometimes, you are in that daily grind of trying to stay on top, or if you are not on top, you are trying to stay afloat.Whether you are an entrepreneur/author like myself or you have a 9-5, or your run your company 365/24/7 it’s easy (although perhaps not intentional) to take your marriage (or any relationship for that matter) for granted.You get comfortable and forget what it takes to get her/him is what it takes to keep em’. Sometimes it’s the simple things that can light a spark back in a relationship.It starts with as the authors suggest being more intentional in your marriage. Or any caring relationship.I especially enjoyed Mindful Relationship Habit #22 and reading about the benefits of intimacy. It took just a few minutes to take the quiz/exercise.Side note: I’m currently reading Gone Girl (yes, I’m late to the party), I’m halfway through the book and thinking boy if that fictional couple had read this book prior to that relationship going so very bad.I digress.Great book. Get it.

Overall it was a good read and gives you some good things to think about and work on. Each chapter was a bit repetitive and I wished they gave more examples, and better ways, of incorporating these into your life.

From the very beginning, I knew this was my kind of book. The very first habit? Have regular "meetings" with your partner. Translation? Be intentional about your relationship! This is the key to any healthy partnership.Marriage can be simultaneously wonderful and extremely difficult. If you can lay a firm foundation and build on it over time, you are apt to have a partner that not only you can not only grow with, but become super close to. If you are willing to put the time in, your significant other might just become your best friend.In this book, Steve Scott and Barrie Davenport give you concrete ways to build this foundation. If you can get in the "habit" of working at it and are intentional about your relationship, you can overcome most difficulties.From practicing acceptance and empathy. learning to cherish your partner, and developing rituals unique to the two of you, this book mixes in the "well, duh" habits with the "well, isn't that a fantastic idea!" Not all of the habits listed will be new for you, but each one is a good reminder of what we should be shooting for.My personal favorite habit? #8- Connect and Engage Daily. Marriage isn't something to work at once or twice a week. Only by practicing these habits daily can you grow closer with your spouse.Mindful Relationship Habits is an inspiring read if you are new to the game, while at the same time being a firm reminder to stronger couples to continue on with these types of habits. This book is for you regardless of your relationship status. Take this habits to heart, and then apply them to your life.Go ahead and buy it now, no need to read any more reviews.

This book is an easy read, exciting and filled with lots of great ideas. I used this for a relationship workshop.

I initially ordered this for myself as it appealed to me because...who doesn't want to better their relationship?! And i figured some of the habits they addressed in this could also benefit other relationships such as with family, friends, co-workers etc. They hit some really good points in this that do really teach you a few things and definitely make you more aware of certain things that can be easily overlooked due to every day life. When the book came in I told my fiance about it and he took a glance at it and decided he wanted to read it also. So, we decided to read at least one chapter a night together and if we chose to read a bit more then do so. We just didn't want to overwhelm oursleves with too much info and let one thing resonate at a time. We haven't fully finished it yet but I highly reccommend this!

I come from a broken home, my parents are old generation from the old country (Colombia) so after a few years of therapy, I've realized & accepted that I don't know how to have a happy & healthy relationship.This is the first book I saw & was curious about. & I have not been able to put the book. It's insightful, I love the positive language, positive attitude towards everything it suggests. It's like team building for couples. I'm excited to hand this book to my partner.

Meh, I think meant more for younger couples. I could be wrong. If I wasn't wrong every once in a while I wouldn't be ordering the book would I?

My partner and I had a good relationship but we do have our own trauma and anxiety disorders. This book has provided useful tools to help us better as a team. While we had a great relationship before it’s made us handle situations better together and helped us communicate. We hold more respect for eachother and are able to accept eachother and hold eachother accountable easily without triggering eachother. We admit to our weaknesses and are honest with where we want to grow individually and where we want to grow as a couple. This book focuses on human needs and how to work with a partner to create healthy habits to meet those needs. I’d recommend this to anyone who is in a relationship and especially to anyone looking to get engaged or married.

Liked the simple format of the book. Was an interesting read. I would read again. Fairly short but a good book all in all

This book is of no use. Very basic contents

Very good for think about habits with your partnerGood for the best habits in the life , very simple to read, i love it

Many of the habits listed we already do, but there are some suggestions that we can adopt. My husband will read the book too, then we'll implement.