Bill Chausse, LICSW - Providing services to individuals, couples and families.
 
Resources
 
Below you will find resources recommended by Bill Chausse, LICSW. 
 
Forgive for Good-- This ground breaking approach offers insights into the healing powers and medical benefits of forgiveness.
 
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Fred Luskin: Wanting "Yes" and Getting "No"
Fred Luskin explains that the essence of forgiveness is being resilient when things don't go your way.
 
Predicting Divorce -- John Gottman, PhD. is one of my all time favorite research experts on marriage.  Gottman has done amazing work and research on marriage over the last few decades and has identified four key problems that lead to divorce... he calls them the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse.
 
 
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by John Gottman
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Dr. John Gottman that can predict relationship disaster and even physical illness and disease are: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, & Stonewalling. Dr. Gottm...
 
Compassion Power -- Treatment for problem anger cannot merely reduce the emotional feelings of anger; it must restore a state of self-value that is more stable than whatever lowered it, which will replace the habit of blaming with a motivation to improve things.
 
Why Marriage Matters  --  Sixteen of the top scholors in family life have re-issued a joint report on the importance of marriage. First released in 2002, the newly revised edition highlights five new themes in marriage-related research.
 
Does Divorce Make People Happy?  -- Call it the "divorce assumption."  Most people assume that a person stuck in a bad marriage has two choices: stay married and miserable or get a divorce and become happier.1 But now come the findings from the first scholarly study ever to test that assumption…the study found no evidence that unhappily married adults who divorced were typically any happier than unhappily married people who stayed married. 
 
What is the Relationship of Marriage to Physical Health? --  The research is supports that a good-enough,healthy marriage, one that is low in negativity will provide cumulative, lifelong protectionagainst chronic illness and premature death for both men and women as well asgreatly increase the chances that children will grow up healthy, and these benefits seemto only increase as couples grow old together.a healthy marriage has been found to be the best protection for children’s healthand well-being.
 
Seven Reasons To Stay Married -- Humorously written from a twice-divorced author, she reveals seven reasons why “divorce sucks”.
 
What is a Healthy Marriage?  -- Couples don’t either have a healthy marriage or not have it. Rather, couples have healthy marriages to varying degrees, The ingredients of a healthy marriage can be learned...a healthy marriage is capable of being built, changed, or modified. 
 
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The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be --  Jack Canfield  Can help to inspire and empower us to live their highest vision in the context of love and joy.
 
Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior --  David Hawkins Excellent book on spirituality and levels of consciousness.
 
Love must be tough --  James Dobson  At the core of most marital conflicts lies an overlooked but vicious culprit: disrespect.  This symptom is the most serious indicator of potential family breakup…offers practical help for the spouse who wants to hold the marriage together.
 
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Holosync  --  The lazy man's way to meditate…listening to this amazing, scientifically proven brain technology gives you all the benefits of meditation—in a fraction of the time—easily and effortlessly.
 
HeartMath -- Tools and technology that reduce stress and enhance your well-being.
 
Natural Allergy Relief!  -- Breakthrough holistic treatment center, located in Lexington MA, to correct allergies and sensitivities.