“Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry.” Tom Mullen
New Scientific Breakthroughs for a More Passionate and Emotionally Healthy Marriage
Using the latest in brain research, This Is Your Brain in Love by Dr. Earl Henslin helps couples become Master Level Lovers by encouraging each mate to bring their healthiest, most balanced and joyful self to their marriage.
A must read for all married couples, the book explains how our brain, not necessarily the heart, affects our marriage relationship. Through real examples, he discusses some of the problems within marriages, the role of the brain, and what can be done. Dr. Henslin outlines five types of ‘lovers’ or personalities and how they behave.
The author does go into some technical language regarding the brain and how it works, showing some graphics of the brain and what it looks like when experiencing some of today’s difficult issues. Interestingly, he shows a picture of a brain when a person is falling in love, ironically, it is not much different than a brain on drugs!
The book discusses the role good nutrition plays in how our brain functions. As an example, he presents evidence regarding the recent craze of low fat diets and coincidently the increase in the number of people experiencing depression. You learn that your brain is made of primarily fat, so you cannot deprive it of the essential fats that are required to ‘run ‘it. There is an appendix called the Joy Diet with lots of good information. As good nutrition is not always a fix, he also outlines the medical solutions. If there are issues, utilizing brain scans can pinpoint problems with good accuracy allowing a person to get medical help.
He also covers the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of sex in marriage, a God given intimacy tool.
From the spiritual side, “the goal of the book is not to just give you ‘love tools’ but to help you become a living instrument through which God’s love can flow freely, so you can make beautiful music together”.
I have always believed that most marriages can thrive. This book supports that in that it gives the reader the knowledge to understand and deal with issues. The only thing a person needs to bring is the willingness to ‘bring your best brain to your marriage’. A great book, some technical medical language but not difficult to read and understand.
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