I am writing to you now–with immense joy and enthusiasm–to announce the publication of my new book, Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption.  It hits the bookstores today March 16, 2010. It is actually not my new book, but our new book, as I wrote it with my wife, Sue Hallowell. It is the first time that Sue, a social worker and couples therapist, has teamed up with me to write a book, and we are over-the-top excited about it. We’ve been married for 20 years. We have 3 children. We’ve been getting ready to write this book since we first met, some 25 years ago. That’s why we’re so excited.
Excited enough to promise that you will love this book. At least if you care about love, you will love this book.
It probes the world of closeness and commitment in today’s crazy busy world. It is not a book about ADD in marriage, it is a book about modern life and marriage. It looks at how difficult it can be just to get your partner’s attention and deal with constant interruptions. It looks at how frustrating it can be to conduct a relationship via cell phone, BlackBerry, or email. But is also shows how the problems can be solved and marriages can thrive in our modern, fast-paced world. Our book shows how people can get from their relationship what they are truly looking for.
It shows how to end what we call “the big struggle” and replace it with a relationship based on mutual empathy and understanding. It shows how you have fun together once again, laugh and play together, and enjoy life. We show you how to make your relationship special, in the way that we all want our number one relationship to be special. We believe in romance, but we also believe in practical advice and dealing with reality. We offer many concrete tips, and we close the book with a workbook called “30 Minutes, 30 Days.” We ask you as a couple to spend 30 uninterrupted minutes with each other, once a day for 30 days, and we give you various enjoyable exercises to do during those 30 minutes, exercises that will bring you closer together, that will make you laugh and cry, that will lead you to plan and feel hopeful and excited to be together. If you do what we know you can do, if you make your marriage as good as it can be, life’s other problems recede into proper perspective.
We fervently believe, indeed we know, that marriage can not only improve but can rise to the level of fulfillment and fun you yearn for and seek. That’s the promise of this new book.
We hope you will order it, read it, and send us your feedback. We love getting thoughts and ideas from our readers. If you are receiving this email, we already know that you are interested. We can’t wait to connect with you after you’ve read the book.
With warm wishes,
Edward (Ned) Hallowell, M.D. and Sue George Hallowell, LICSW
Today on Facebook I wrote Married to distraction
Are even your closest relationships undernourished because of you busyness? Despite the ugly cover (there I said it) and even if you are not in a marriage, glean insights into how to deepen relationships with your romantic partner and close friends in Married to Distraction Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage – out in March. One of the most popular speakers at Renaissance Weekend, John Ratey is co-author of Driven to Distraction with the co-author of this insightful book, Ned Hallowell.
http://www.drhallowell.com/blog/married-to-distraction-restoring-intimacy-and-strengthening-your-marriage-in-an-age-of-interruption/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Married-to-Distraction-Restoring-Intimacy-and-Strengthening-Your-Marriage/314816621065?v=info
Hello Dr. Hallowell!!
I am originally from Boston and met you in the late 80′s in London at a conference where you were a featured speaker. I am so delighted to have discovered your blog. While a school psychologist in the Boston area, I referred many people to you, inlcuding my daughter, Beth. I am currently a faculty member at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California and the Director of Graduate Special Education Programs here. I will be attending your Teacher Training in San Francisco on 4/17, as will several of my graduate students. We have been using “Delivered From Distraction” and “Married to Distraction” in my courses and are delighted that we will be able to hear you in person. I look forward to the 17th of April.
Oh, good! I have the perfect couple on my caseload to read this. Although they may be too distracted to read it. LOL. Looking forward to it. Gretchen Flores
Congratulations from Mexico. Sorry for my English.
As soon as I can I will get the book. I am psychologist, Medical Family therapist and certified coach. I have a son with ADHD who is studying Psychology. I received a lot of help from teachers who knew about the problem, the neurologist and therapists. That is why I decided to help people with ADHD and their families. My son keeps an attention difficulty but he has developed a lot of strategies to deal with the problem. The theme of your new book will help us lot as well the people I work with.
I use Coaching strategies with ADHD people and helps them a lot. I have written a book about Coaching for ADHD, the editors told me that it will be available on May. If you want I will sent it to you. your books and articles have helped me a lot. Congratulations again. Carmen
I first heard you speak at the Learning and Brain Conference in Cambridge. The information from your presentation sparked me to purchase Delivered from Distraction for my son and his wife. My grandson has ADHA and struggles to keep his head above water academically. Because of you, we have been able to help him move from a nice kid who doesn’t do well in school to a nice kid who can do well and does.
Thanks.