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Naked Marriage by Corey Allan, PhD Available Now
Book · 2016

Naked
Marriage

Uncovering Who You Are And Who You Can Be Together
Corey Allan, PhD, LMFT
Foreword by Shannon Ethridge, M.A.
What if the problems you face in marriage aren’t meant to be solved — they’re meant to be lived through? And what if the key isn’t changing your spouse, but uncovering yourself?
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About the book

Most couples are hiding from each other. This book asks why.

Many couples have a false notion of what married life truly is — and these rose-colored assumptions heighten expectations to such unrealistic levels that couples find themselves frustrated and feeling alone.

What if marriage were designed for a specific purpose? What if some of the problems faced in marriage are not meant to be solved — they’re meant to be lived through?

“Because many people don’t understand what marriage is and could be, they hide from each other. To keep the peace, they continue the charades — each spouse reluctantly believing, ‘I guess this is just how it’s supposed to be.’”

Naked Marriage encourages you to find yourself and fully reveal yourself — so you and your marriage can become fully alive. A strong entry point for anyone ready to stop pretending and start building something real.

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What readers say
I’ve read a lot of books on marriage — Gottman, Chapman, Johnson — and this is one of the first that talks about how it’s not the marriage, it’s me. It’s about growing myself up, not changing my spouse. It’s empowering to hear how I can change things. This is my favourite book of the year.
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Dr. Allan does a great job describing marriage from the perspective of how it grows me as an individual. He helps you understand how conflict in marriage is not only expected but necessary. He confronts the myths our society has built around marriage head on — and is willing to be vulnerable using his own experiences.
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Dr. Allan provided sound advice and fantastic information without confusing psychobabble bloat. Great book. This will remain on my shelf for review for years to come.
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