Review of What’s Forever For? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
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Review of What’s Forever For? A Physician’s Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
[Following is a volunteer review of "What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage" by George P “Jeep” Naum, III.]
In the book, What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide to Everlasting Love and Success in Marriage, author George P. "Jeep" Naum looks at the marital relationship by exploring three couples from different periods with various issues. The author presents general traits and characteristics that are important for marriages to succeed following the first two examples and then uses the case studies to emphasize how these manifested or not in the couple's relationships. The author uses his experience as a physician and coach to highlight strategies and examples to help couples within their relationships. The author also provides some self-reflection questions at the end of chapters for readers to dive deeper into their relationships. Chapter 1 is a primer on selected healthy relationship concepts. By reading this chapter, you can determine if this is the type of advice you are looking for and whether or not marriage (or this book) is for you.
On a positive note, the author gives some good information that can be helpful for most couples:
• An explanation of the difference between a marriage therapist and a marriage coach which is often misunderstood, and couples may inadvertently seek out the wrong type of help for their situation.
• Chapter 1 lists several positive aspects of marriage, including health benefits for both spouses and positive outcomes for children in homes with healthy marriages.
• Chapter 2 gives a nice acronym that helps you remember to choose your words wisely using the "THINK" technique.
On the negative side, both of the first case studies were very dated examples, with the husband as the sole breadwinner and the wife tending to the house and children, which some may find challenging to relate to in current times. There is a third, very detailed case study that is more modern. It is almost too complex. It makes you wonder if the author has permission to use such detailed examples from what one can assume are former or current patients, as this information is not in the book.
Up to chapter 7, the book could have been about marriages in general. However, at this point, it turns into a discussion of the difficulties that are apparent in physician relationships/marriages. If the actual premise of the book is to focus on physician marriages, then it would be better to have this information at the beginning to introduce this as the subject matter of the book and the context of what is to follow. At the end of this chapter, the questions seem to be asking the general public about their empathy level for physicians and their relationship. It leaves you wondering if this is the real intent and this is a book for physicians and marriage or a book for the general public with physician examples? The outcome is a bit confusing when you consider the overall text.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars because while there was some good content and advice for most couples, the organization, and overall intent were confusing. There were also quite a few errors that detracted attention from the content as well.
The recommended audience for What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide to Everlasting Love and Success in Marriage would be readers interested in marital advice before getting married or helping determine some areas for improvement within their marriage. The author states his belief that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. However, he also believes that the principles can apply to other types of relationships and says that his religious beliefs encourage him not to judge others. This philosophy is something to keep in mind in determining if the author's background and beliefs coincide with your own.
There is also a religious overtone as the author asserts that he believes that a spiritual component has to be involved to act as a moral compass for the couple. Without it, the marriage is likely not to survive or develop further. The author states that God is the essential aspect of his life/relationship and has scripture quotations throughout the book. He also gives some examples of beliefs taught by several religions to illustrate his points.
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What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
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In the book, What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide to Everlasting Love and Success in Marriage, author George P. "Jeep" Naum looks at the marital relationship by exploring three couples from different periods with various issues. The author presents general traits and characteristics that are important for marriages to succeed following the first two examples and then uses the case studies to emphasize how these manifested or not in the couple's relationships. The author uses his experience as a physician and coach to highlight strategies and examples to help couples within their relationships. The author also provides some self-reflection questions at the end of chapters for readers to dive deeper into their relationships. Chapter 1 is a primer on selected healthy relationship concepts. By reading this chapter, you can determine if this is the type of advice you are looking for and whether or not marriage (or this book) is for you.
On a positive note, the author gives some good information that can be helpful for most couples:
• An explanation of the difference between a marriage therapist and a marriage coach which is often misunderstood, and couples may inadvertently seek out the wrong type of help for their situation.
• Chapter 1 lists several positive aspects of marriage, including health benefits for both spouses and positive outcomes for children in homes with healthy marriages.
• Chapter 2 gives a nice acronym that helps you remember to choose your words wisely using the "THINK" technique.
On the negative side, both of the first case studies were very dated examples, with the husband as the sole breadwinner and the wife tending to the house and children, which some may find challenging to relate to in current times. There is a third, very detailed case study that is more modern. It is almost too complex. It makes you wonder if the author has permission to use such detailed examples from what one can assume are former or current patients, as this information is not in the book.
Up to chapter 7, the book could have been about marriages in general. However, at this point, it turns into a discussion of the difficulties that are apparent in physician relationships/marriages. If the actual premise of the book is to focus on physician marriages, then it would be better to have this information at the beginning to introduce this as the subject matter of the book and the context of what is to follow. At the end of this chapter, the questions seem to be asking the general public about their empathy level for physicians and their relationship. It leaves you wondering if this is the real intent and this is a book for physicians and marriage or a book for the general public with physician examples? The outcome is a bit confusing when you consider the overall text.
I rate this book 2 out of 4 stars because while there was some good content and advice for most couples, the organization, and overall intent were confusing. There were also quite a few errors that detracted attention from the content as well.
The recommended audience for What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide to Everlasting Love and Success in Marriage would be readers interested in marital advice before getting married or helping determine some areas for improvement within their marriage. The author states his belief that marriage is a union between a man and a woman. However, he also believes that the principles can apply to other types of relationships and says that his religious beliefs encourage him not to judge others. This philosophy is something to keep in mind in determining if the author's background and beliefs coincide with your own.
There is also a religious overtone as the author asserts that he believes that a spiritual component has to be involved to act as a moral compass for the couple. Without it, the marriage is likely not to survive or develop further. The author states that God is the essential aspect of his life/relationship and has scripture quotations throughout the book. He also gives some examples of beliefs taught by several religions to illustrate his points.
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What's Forever For? A Physician's Guide To Everlasting Love And Success In Marriage
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