Audiobooks narrated by Dr. John Townsend

Rescue Your Love Life: Changing the 8 Dumb Attitudes and Behaviors That Will Sink Your Marriage

"You don't have to sink or swim in your marriage. Sail off into the sunset with the love of your life. Most marriages need rescue at one time or another. So when you need help, it's usually due to those thoughtless things you do or say that break the delicate connection between husband and wife.Before you face storms in your marriage (or if you're already in one), turn to psychologists and best-selling authors Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend. They offer real solutions and biblical insight for couples who want to keep the wind in their sails of romance.You'll fi nd forty practical, irresistible ways to steer clear of, or resolve, all the "dumb" things that can scuttle our most cherished relationship. Insightful advice, along with true stories from the authors' clinical practice, will strengthen your marriage or help get it back on course. Discover how to… - Avoid Bringing Out the Worst in Each Other - Get Exactly What You Need Out of Marriage - Rebuild Trust After Great Betrayal - Reignite Sexual Passion - Accept That There Are No Perfect 10s and Very Few 9s - Reconnect, Even When All Seems Hopeless - Love When You Don't Even Like - Escape Stupid Temptations to Be Unfaithful Whether you're simply sailing in choppy waters or braving a relational typhoon, reach for this lifeline-Rescue Your Love Life-so you and your mate can recapture the fun, happiness, and romance you deserve."

Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud (Author), Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud (Narrator)

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Who's Pushing Your Buttons?: Handling the Difficult People in Your Life

"Button-pushers come in all shapes and sizes, but they have one thing in common: Their behavior drives us crazy and makes us dream of ways to escape the mess we're in. The person who pushes your buttons is likely someone who matters to you - a spouse, a parent, a boss, a fellow church member. Almost always this difficult person is connected to you by blood, love, faith, or money, so you can't just end the relationship without causing pain and upheaval in your life. Our friends and today's culture will often advise us to abandon such relationships quickly - to end this unpleasant chapter and get on with our lives. Psychologist and author Dr. John Townsend disagrees, 'Your button-pusher is not someone you would easily and casually leave. You are intertwined at many levels. It is worth the trouble to take a look at the ways the relationship you had, and want, can be revived and reborn.' In this easy-to-read book he offers - Expert insights to help you understand your own button-pusher - Wise assistance in determining the nature of the problem - Compassionate help in identifying your failed attempts to fix things - A hope-filled vision for what can be and how to make it come true - Rich resources to help you navigate the necessary changes"

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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People Fuel: Fill Your Tank for Life, Love, and Leadership

"People Fuel outlines the twenty-two relational nutrients we all need to cultivate good relationships that provide energy, focus, and the support to be all you were meant to be. Just as good nutrition is necessary for a healthy body and physical energy, so the right kinds of relationships are critical to living a successful and confident life. If we don't take enough iron, we can develop anemia. Too little calcium leads to bone disease. In the same way, we need the twenty-two relational nutrients essential to a healthy, energized, and productive life. In People Fuel, Dr. John Townsend--psychologist, leadership consultant, and coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Boundaries--shows you how truly good relationships give you energy, focus, and the support you need to succeed. Through stories and clear applications, Dr. Townsend shows you how to: - Identify the types of people who can be either energy gains or energy drains - Receive from relationships the help and support that God intended - Create higher-quality connections with your family, friends, and coworkers - Boost your productivity and creativity at work - Build your essential Life Team As we learn to tap into these vital nutrients from quality relationships, we will experience more energy, positivity, focus, and the exponential growth to become the confident people God created us to be. People Fuel is also available in Spanish, Gente que Sume. Reference charts, tables, and appendix available in the audiobook companion PDF download."

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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The Entitlement Cure: Finding Success at Work and in Relationships in a Shortcut World

"Do you have anyone in your life who can't seem to stick with a project, meet a deadline, or even clean up after themselves? All of us feel we deserve special treatment sometimes. Some people live with this entitled attitude, such as: - Professionals who wander from job to job looking for a boss who will see them as amazing as they consider themselves to be--whether they're productive or not - Young adults who refuse to grow up and so go nowhere - Spouses or dates who believe, 'I'm special, and I deserve more than you're giving me' - Leaders who expect special treatment because of their position, not because of their character If you have a difficult relationship with an entitled person, or if you have discovered entitlement in yourself, understand this: It doesn't have to stay this way. There is a cure. It's called the Hard Way and it works. In The Entitlement Cure, Dr. John Townsend explains that the Hard Way is a habit that focuses on doing whatever is needed even if it is difficult, uncomfortable, takes longer, and requires more energy. Dr. Townsend offers daily steps, such as risk-taking, to help you or those you love choose the Hard Way. Ultimately, entitlement fails us. We don't develop the character abilities and relationships necessary to reach success and become the people God intended us to be. By contrast, Hard Way people have better relationships, reach their goals, have a clear job direction, enjoy rich spiritual growth, and are equipped to face and solve challenges. As Dr. Townsend writes, 'Stand against entitlement in every form in which it manifests itself. Resolve your own tendencies toward the disease. Be a loving and firm force for helping those in its trap to find life and hope. And you will make the world a better place.' Discover why the Hard Way is the best way in this practical guide to true success."

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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How to Be a Best Friend Forever: Making and Keeping Lifetime Relationships

"Our world has diluted the meaning of friendship, but the reality is, there’s nothing like the sustaining strength of true-blue, forever friends. Still, many people are convinced that they’ll never find such lifelong connections—or that they don’t need them. In this encouraging audio book, best-selling author and psychologist John Townsend delivers hope and help for making these relationships a reality—and for making them even better if you’ve already got a “bestie.” His eight principles for building the very best kind of friendship, along with his shared experiences within his own friendships (including mistakes he’s made), will move every listener to aspire to deeper connections and to stay the course when challenges arise. Townsend’s simple but profound concepts are sure to transform listeners’ relationships and keep them from missing out on one of life’s greatest and most essential joys: the joy of having a best friend."

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships

"For when your trust has been broken: discover how to set firm boundaries again, how to connect deeply without being hurt, and how to safely grow your most intimate relationships. Painful relationships violate our trust, causing us to close our hearts. But to experience the freedom and love God designed us for, we eventually have to take another risk. In this breakthrough book, bestselling author Dr. John Townsend takes you beyond the pain of the past to discover how to re-enter a life of intimate relationships. Whether you're trying to restore a current relationship or begin a new one, Townsend gives practical tools for establishing trust and finding the intimacy you long for. Beyond Boundaries will help you: - Reinstate closeness appropriately with someone who broke your trust - Discern when true change has occurred - Reestablish appropriate connections in strained relationships - Create a safe environment that helps you trust - Restore former relationships to a healthy dynamic - Learn to engage and be vulnerable in a new relationship as well You can move past relational pain to trust again. Beyond Boundaries will show you how. Plus, dig even deeper into relational healing with the coordinating video study and study guide. Spanish edition also available."

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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Where is God?: Finding His Presence, Purpose and Power in Difficult Times

"Hard times make us look for God. Everyone has problems. But if we could solve all our difficulties ourselves, would we ever search for God? Psychologist John Townsend says 'It is actually the very unfixability of our problems and our powerlessness to bring right results that keep us asking, 'Where is God?'' With a compelling narrative, Townsend offers new insights into the pursuit for God's help and presence. Designed to give readers hope and meaning, he divides the discussion into three parts: - Why does a loving God allow us to experience difficulties? - How is God active in the middle of our hard times? - How can I find God? With powerful stories and practical applications, Where Is God? assures readers that even when it feels as though God is absent it is his nature to be in relationship, to connect with, love, and guide us. And when we seek him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, he shows up in ways that transform us forever."

Dr. John Townsend (Author), Dr. John Townsend (Narrator)

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It's Not My Fault: The No-Excuse Plan to Put You in Charge of Your Life

"The most common excuse. The most dangerous trap. 'It's not my fault!' It seems like just a common, no-harm-done excuse. It can even seem like the truth. But according to Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, it’s really a dangerous, self-destructive trap that keeps you from the life you want to live. Yet there is a way to turn the trap into a launching pad—and it’s simpler than you think. Using eight principles, powerful true stories and their years of experience as professional psychologists, this best-selling author duo of Boundaries and other popular books will teach you the one skill you need to make empowering choices and start getting what you want out of your relationships, your career, your life. Even if you’ve gotten a raw deal from other people, your DNA or life’s circumstances, there is always something you can do to make things better. With the transformational insights in this audio book, Cloud and Townsend will help you get your focus off what you cannot control and break free from the blame game that sabotages success... so that you really can start living the life you choose."

Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud (Author), Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud (Narrator)

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Making Small Groups Work: What Every Small Group Leader Needs to Know

"Lead small groups through astounding growth with principles from the best-selling books How People Grow and BoundariesNo matter what need brings a group of people together—from marriage enrichment to divorce recovery, from grief recovery to spiritual formation—members are part of a small group because they want to grow. This book by psychologists Henry Cloud and John Townsend provides small-group leaders with valuable guidance and information on how they can help their groups to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. With insights from their best-selling book How People Grow, Cloud and Townsend show how God’s plan for growth is made up of three key elements: grace plus truth plus time. When groups embrace those elements, they find God’s grace and forgiveness and learn how to handle their imperfections without shame as they model God’s love and support to one another.In addition to describing what makes small groups work, Leading Small Groups That Help People Grow explains the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and group members. Employing tenets from the book How People Grow, this book equips leaders to understand the ins and outs of how to promote growth, and using principles from their best-selling book Boundaries, they show how to identify and find solutions for common problems such as boredom, noncompliance, passivity, aggression, narcissism, spiritualization, over-neediness, over-giving, and nonstop talking."

Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud (Author), Dr. John Townsend, Henry Cloud, Henry/john Cloud/townsend (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Dr. John Townsend