America's most trusted therapist Dr. Laura Schlessinger is back with another instant bestseller, fearlessly tackling the perplexing issues we all face in today's increasingly complicated world in her new book, "Love & Life: Tough-Love Advice on Dating, Marriage, Child-Rearing, Values, Faith, Resilience."
Last weekend, Dr. Laura Schlessinger launched "Love & Life" during a sold-out appearance at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
The beloved counselor and veteran radio host spoke on Saturday to a standing-room only crowd of close to 700 fans who wildly cheered her with standing ovations.
"Love & Life," published by Humanix Books, has become an instant bestseller on Amazon and hits stores from coast to coast on Tuesday. [Note: Check out the FREE Offer – Click Here Now]
Following the 90-minute presentation, called "An Evening With Dr. Laura," she stayed on to chat with audience members and graciously posed for photos in the library’s Presidential Learning Center in Simi Valley, California.
"It was a mutual love-fest," Dr. Laura told Newsmax. "It couldn't have been a better experience if I designed it."
In "Love & Life," Dr. Laura candidly discusses the ins and outs of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and dating, as well as parenting, personal responsibility, loss, and disappointment. She delves into how to enjoy life and live with reality, and reveals the "only New Year's resolution you'll ever need."
Dr. Laura, currently heard on SiriusXM, has been a daily fixture on radio stations around the world for more than 40 years and is the author 14 bestselling books for adults and four for children.
In "Love & Life," the beloved counselor doles out generous helpings of no-nonsense advice infused with her strong sense of ethics, faith, accountability, and personal responsibility, providing solutions to every situation life presents.
With honesty, compassion, and humor, Dr. Laura talks turkey on:
- The Five Secrets to a Satisfying Marriage: The best ways to kick-start your relationship by boosting intimacy; curbing self-centered behavior; and extending kindness and consideration in everything you do. "There can never be enough touching of skin or touching of heart!" Dr. Laura says. (Page 3)
- Should I Get a Divorce?: Figuring out whether to leave, stay, and suffer, or accept reality and work to repair the relationship. As Dr. Laura says: "Divorce rarely has a fairy-tale ending and can be selfish. If you contributed to the problem, YOU actually DO HAVE POWER to help turn things around!" (Page 41)
- The Five Parenting Challenges to Better Child Rearing: Step-by-step instructions on how to create a loving and safe family atmosphere for healthy and happy kids. No, it's not always easy, Dr. Laura says, but "parenting is priceless. Take pride in raising your own kids!" (Page 55)
- For Women Only: Dr. Laura gets up close and personal to discuss the pros and cons of feminism and femininity, and dishes on how women can fend for themselves in the 21st century. "Women are becoming less and less competent in relationships, thanks to the anti-male emphasis of the influential feminist mentality in our society," she warns. (Page 65)
- How Families Can Strengthen to Cope with Disaster: Bad things do happen, challenging the very core of the family nucleus. But there are proven ways to lessen the blows, as Dr. Laura reveals, including providing each other with "complete support and expression of understanding" as well as eating properly and getting enough sleep, she says. Page 102)
- How to How to Enjoy Life and Live with Reality: Most people face depression and feelings of hopelessness at some point in their lives, but Dr. Laura reveals the tried and true ways to minimize the blues "It's all about priorities. Everybody can be happy," she says. (Page 117)
- The One New Year’s Resolution You’ll Ever Need: We make — and break — them year after year, but it doesn't have to be that way, says Dr. Laura, who spells out a simple technique to ringing in life changes in the New Year. It's easier than you think. (Page 175)
- Following Faith and Loving Country: Zeroing in on the common values that make our nation great and have been sorely lacking in recent years, Dr. Laura lists her top five lessons for a better America. (Page 193)
Millions of radio listeners have tuned into Dr. Laura for more than 40 years as she dives into the issues that face today's parents and grandparents, husbands and wives, men and women — and everyone seeking love, fulfillment, and success.
Based on the tough-love advice Dr. Laura has given to her callers and those who've written her, "Love & Life: Tough-Love Advice on Dating, Marriage, Child-Rearing, Values, Faith, Resilience," tells it like it is and provides a valuable resource for day-to-day living in 2019 and beyond.
In an interview in the November issue of Newsmax Magazine, the 72-year-old Brooklyn-born therapist says she has no plans to retire anytime soon.
"Somebody asked me that and I said you retire from a job, you don't retire from a mission. That's how I feel — if somebody wants to make fun of me so be it — but for me it's a mission. My path came and grabbed me — and I'm just as true to it as I can be," Dr. Laura said.
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