Laurie Puhn’s new book, Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In
out this month
Every woman who is has ever been in a relationship knows how communication with her partner can be one of the biggest obstacles to a satisfying relationship. It’s the classic case of he said, she said and somewhere along the line, misunderstandings arise and arguments ensue. Between the stresses of life and all the responsibilities of parenthood, communication starts to spiral downward and couples are left wondering, where did it all go wrong?
In her new book, to be released on October 12, Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In (Rodale), couples expert Laurie Puhn explains the simple strategies that can immediately improve your communication and the quality of your relationship. A Harvard-trained lawyer and family and divorce mediator, Puhn is also a married mom and runs a private practice in couples mediation in New York City.
Puhn says that love is conditional, and in order for couples to be successful, it’s quality over quantity when it comes to communication. She shows readers how to identify their negative patterns and emotional rationalizations, and replace them with healthier, more constructive ways to communicate better and ultimately improve their relationships. Her approach is simple, giving readers exercises, examples, even sample scripts to use every day and when conflict arises.
Fight Less, Love More has already received praise from such experts as John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus), Gary Chapman (The Five Love Languages), and Rachel Greenwald (Have Him at Hello and Find a Husband After 35). A regular contributor for various media outlets, Puhn has recently appeared on The Nate Berkus Show, and contributed articles to Redbook, Shape, and iVillage.com.
Meet Laurie Puhn when she’s on tour at a venue near you:
Oceanside, New York
Friedberg JCC, October 12, 2010 at 7:30pm
Presented by Parenting Resource Network and Long Island Parent Magazine
Complimentary books provided by ViaCord®, cord blood banking.
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Park Slope-Brooklyn
Textile Arts Center, October 14, 2010 at 7:30pm
Presented by The Pregnant New Yorker
Complimentary books provided by ViaCord®, cord blood banking.
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Manhattan
Chelsea Piers, October 18, 2010 at 10:45am
More Magazine Reinvention Convention Presents:
Reinvent Your Relationship with Laurie Puhn
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October 19, 2010 at 6:30pm
Kidville, Upper East Side
Presented by Big City Moms
Complimentary books provided by ViaCord®, cord blood banking.
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Great Neck, New York
October 26, 2010 at 7:30pm
Presented by Temple Emanuel of Great Neck
Dessert reception, presentation and signing
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Woodbury, New York
Crest Hollow Country Club, November 3, 2010 at 6:30pm
Action Long Island presents: Laurie Puhn, Keynote Speaker at
Ladies’ Night Out: Health & High Fashion
A Night Out for Moms, Daughters and BFFs
Cocktail reception and dinner
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New Canaan, Connecticut
November 9 at 7:30pm
New Canaan Library presents:
Author on Stage with Laurie Puhn
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For more information about Laurie Puhn visit her website www.lauriepuhn.com or her blog www.expectingwords.com.
And stay tuned for our January issues for great advice from Laurie especially tailored for parents!
