2012 About.com Readers' Choice Finalist

I’m excited to post that my book, Happily Married With Kids: It’s Not a Fairy Tale, was named a finalist in the About.com Marriage Readers’ Choice Awards 2012. This is one of the web’s largest networks and a true honor.

Voting is open through March 21, 2012. You will be able to vote ONCE PER DAY in each category. To vote click here.

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Here is the notification I received:

Congratulations!  We’re writing to inform you that your book has been selected as a finalist in the 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice awards.  Based on the nominations we received, Happily Married With Kids has made it onto the final ballot at http://marriage.about.com/b/2012/02/22/vote-2012-best-marriage-book-of-2011.htm .

How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too  

I have loved this book for years and recommend to my clients often. It brilliantly describes how to handle sibling rivalry but also encourages you to examine your own sibling rivalry issues that may affect your interactions with your children. Very illuminating, but easy to read, like talking to bright, articulate friend. Click here or on book cover to order this book.

Parent Saver & Marriage Saver

In my many years of experience as a clinical psychologist when a Mom says that she has a difficult child or a spirited child I recommend this book. Mom’s know when their kid is harder than average. Spirited kids are great kids who will become interesting people.

This book is brilliant because it actually gives concrete solutions for how to talk to a narcissist. I use this in my clinical practice and clients find it really useful. Most narcissist books describe the narcissist in negative blaming ways and describe dumping them as fast as possible. This one recognizes their vulnerabilities and teaches you how to protect yourself and your feelings while talking to the narcissist in healing yet effective ways. If you have read a lot of narcissist books, skip to last chapter which is the most clear and practical. Click here to order this book.

By Chellie Campbell

This is a fabulous book. Chellie is an amazing story teller with great practical lessons. I loved learning about sharks, dolphins and tunas. Goodbye tunas! Hello, richest man in Babylon. It set me free to take action.

I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in high conflict couples and couples with young children. I have always had my own psychological issues about money probably because my dad often joked when I was in my teens that if it weren’t for his four lovely daughters, he would be a millionaire by then. When I confronted infertility in my 20′s, I felt I ashamed like I should be a millionaire already because we didn’t have kids.

As a result I had read a ton of books about money: personal finance, (don’t-buy-lattes-daily books), biographies of successful financiers, books on financial planning, the stock market, teaching kids about money and books on one’s deep psychological issues about money. This book is different.

This book finally cured my money issues. I became happy and stress free about money in my life. I couldn’t believe it. It even made me a better therapist.

Chellie not only gets the solid practical aspects of personal money management, she gets the psychological aspect of truly permanent attitude change about money with affirmations and stories. And her stories stick. Her book’s page-a-day format works great with my clients who don’t like to read or feel just plain too busy.

I read this book 7 years ago and it keeps on giving. My finances have never been better and more importantly my husband who had different big money issues than mine can now talk with me about money without feeling shame.

Recently, I finished Chellie’s Financial Stress Reduction workshop. The time was well spent as I got a lot more insight and handy tools for helping us make better financial decisions and make money stress free in our life. To purchase this book, click on the cover above or click here The Wealthy Spirit: Daily Affirmations for Financial Stress Reduction

Doctor Carol was interviewed on Resonate Radio by Founder and CEO of Resonate Social Media, Eric Harr. Doctor Carol discussed the gift of a happy marriage, and provided specific tips found in her book, Happily Married With Kids.

Did the interview spark any new ideas for you as to how to have a happier marriage? Please post them here, so we can all enjoy them!

Can love and sex get better over time?

Sue Johnson is Director of the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Distinguished Research Professor at Alliant University in San Diego, California as well as Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

She has received numerous honors for her work, including the Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Couple and Family Therapy Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Research in Family Therapy Award from the American Family Therapy Academy. Dr Johnson’s best known professional books include, The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Creating Connection (2004) and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy with Trauma Survivors (2002).

We covered a lot of ground in this interview, primarily talking about Sue’s latest projects as well as her thoughts on parenting and generational happiness. I know you will enjoy listening.

What do you and your husband think of Sue’s idea that your love and sex can get better over time?

Master storyteller hosts “Parenting SOS”

Sandy McDaniel is a master story teller who, for 20 years, has taught parenting internationally. Spontaneous humor and warmth are wrapped around her ability to solve everyday parenting and personal power problems. She offers a host of products and workshops. Her “Parenting SOS” website offers podcasts, a newsletter, and lessons to help you become “the parent you want to be.”

Dr. Carol was pleased to interview Sandy recently about her current projects and her thoughts on parenting and generational happiness.

Sandy is fun, isn’t she? How would you like to start implementing her program?

Learn to understand what you both want

StayHappilyMarried.com interviewed Doctor Carol, saying, “Do you sometimes feel like you and your partner aren’t working toward the same goals in your relationship? Does it seem like you’re just not on the same page with each other? Dr. Carol Ummel Lindquist, a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Laguna Beach, California, joins us to discuss how creating a ‘Couple Vision Statement’ can help you and your partner understand what you both want and bring you closer together.”

What dreams do you and your partner share that you have discussed and/or written down?