When Anger Hurts Your Relationship

Kim Paleg, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in San Francisco and El Sobrante, CA. She is on the faculty of John F. Kennedy University, and is the author/co-author of Couple Skills Second Edition, When Anger Hurts Your Kids, When Anger Hurts Your Relationship and The Messages Workbook. Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA.   He has authored and coauthored numerous books, including The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook and The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, The New Happiness, Messages Fourth Edition and The CBT Anxiety Solution Workbook.

“Paleg and McKay show us that anger and conflict are inevitable in interpersonal relationships and yet when they arise, we have the opportunity to grow as individuals and as couples—deepening the bond of love with our partners.   This is a must-read for all couples who want to learn how to use conflict to create intimacy.” —Daniel Sonkin, Ph.D., Coauthor, Learning to Live Without Violence: A Handbook for Men

“When Anger Hurts Your Relationship is useful, practical, exceptionally well organized, and insightful.   I will certainly recommend this book to my angry couples.” —Ron Potter-Efron, Ph.D., Author, Letting Go of Anger and Stop the Anger Now.