How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities - by Evans Kristin Faith Ma MS Lmsw & Evans Todd Phd Ma (Paperback)

About the Book

Raising a child with disabilities can take a toll on your marriage as you pour yourself into your child's needs. Drawing from their training and personal experience, these authors teach you how to build a thriving marriage by using practical, research-based tools.

Book Synopsis

Building a vibrant and joyful marriage is always a challenge. When you add the stresses inherent in parenting children with disabilities, it becomes both more difficult and more critical.

Once on the brink of divorce, Kristin and Todd Evans uncovered the unique set of skills critical for growing a fulfilling relationship amid the extraordinary challenges of caring for their two children with special needs. Now they are sharing their hard-won discoveries and inspiring marriage story with you. Weaving together insights from Scripture, research, and clinical and personal experience, Kristin and Todd offer you the practical relationship tools you need to save, strengthen, and enjoy your marriage. They help you

- identify your unique needs
- assess your strengths and weaknesses
- set your priorities
- develop healthy stress management skills
- deepen your communication and connection
- tackle problems as a team
- find ways to rest and recharge
- nurture sexual intimacy
- build a strong support network
- and so much more

From the Back Cover

Building a vibrant and joyful marriage is always a challenge. When you add the stresses inherent in parenting children with disabilities, it becomes both more difficult and more critical.

Once on the brink of divorce, Kristin and Todd Evans uncovered the unique set of skills crucial for growing a fulfilling relationship amid the extraordinary challenges of caring for their two children with special needs. Weaving together insights from Scripture, research, and clinical and personal experience, they show you how to

- identify your unique needs
- assess your strengths and weaknesses
- set your priorities
- develop healthy stress management skills
- deepen your communication and connection
- tackle problems as a team
- find ways to rest and recharge
- nurture sexual intimacy
- build a strong support network
- and so much more

"Filled with hope when you need it most--and many practical action and relational steps you can take right now--this new book gives couples the perfect roadmap for thriving in the midst of troubled times."--Matt Jacobson, founder of FaithfulMan.com, and Lisa Jacobson, founder of Club31Women.com

"For any couple whose relationship is crumbling under the grief and stress of parenting children with disabilities, these pages offer priceless hope and help. It's not too late to make a new way forward, together, and this book shows the way."--Rob and Joanna Teigen, founders of Growing Home Together and bestselling authors

About the Author

Kristin Faith Evans, MA, MS, LMSW, and Todd Evans, PhD, MA, are award-winning authors, speakers, and disability parents. They earned their MA in Christian educational ministries at Wheaton College in Illinois and have served together in full-time ministry in church, camping, and retreat settings. Todd received his PhD from Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering and currently manages his own business. Kristin earned her MSW from the University of Tennessee and is a Licensed Master Social Worker experienced in couples, child and family, substance abuse, and crisis counseling.