The Kickass Couple: 7 Secrets to Transform Your Relatio… (2024)

After years of learning and practicing, Dr. Gloria Lee shares her wisdom with the masses. Working with clients in new relationships or weathered ones, young couples or old, boyfriend/girlfriend or married with kids, the author learned that no couple is immune to issues. However, Dr. Lee shows readers a new layer of their relationship and helps readers to better understand the situation, starting with our earliest relationships with family, and going all the way through to our most intimate partnerships. Using the attachment theory to unravel the sticking points, she guides readers to becoming a kickass couple.
In each chapter, Dr. Lee begins by being vulnerable with her audience, opening up about her own tough upbringing and what it meant for her and her sibling’s relationships. Then she shares research and practical advice for each topic she touches on, followed by a real-life example of a couple she’s helped and how we can cultivate and apply these skills to our own repertoires.
The nine succinct chapters within “The Kickass Couple” left me feeling energized and more understanding of myself and my partner. Despite feeling no “issues” in our coupling, I found myself relating to some of the stories and asking my partner deep questions about his upbringing, childhood, and role-model relationships. By using attachment theory, Dr. Lee breaks everything down and has us examining our own relationships overs the years; from parent/child to exes to present day, no stone is left unturned in her quest to give everyone the tools necessary to be a kickass couple.
During several chapters, after pulling my spouse aside to ask about his experiences, both with me and with his own parents, we ended up examining our own fights, communication issues, and upbringing through the guidance of Dr. Lee. When all was said and done, we felt like we came out of this book more whole and more understanding of each other and our deeper relationship.
Dr. Lee freely shares her years of expertise as a therapist, as well as her own relationship challenges and the patterns of her many siblings, to show readers—rather than just tell them—how these experiences affect them and how they can overcome everything in their quest to be truly kickass.

After years of learning and practicing, Dr. Gloria Lee shares her wisdom with the masses. Working with clients in new relationships or weathered ones, young couples or old, boyfriend/girlfriend or married with kids, the author learned that no couple is immune to issues. However, Dr. Lee shows readers a new layer of their relationship and helps readers to better understand the situation, starting with our earliest relationships with family, and going all the way through to our most intimate partnerships. Using the attachment theory to unravel the sticking points, she guides readers to becoming a kickass couple.

In each chapter, Dr. Lee begins by being vulnerable with her audience, opening up about her own tough upbringing and what it meant for her and her sibling’s relationships. Then she shares research and practical advice for each topic she touches on, followed by a real-life example of a couple she’s helped and how we can cultivate and apply these skills to our own repertoires.

The nine succinct chapters within “The Kickass Couple” left me feeling energized and more understanding of myself and my partner. Despite feeling no “issues” in our coupling, I found myself relating to some of the stories and asking my partner deep questions about his upbringing, childhood, and role-model relationships. By using attachment theory, Dr. Lee breaks everything down and has us examining our own relationships overs the years; from parent/child to exes to present day, no stone is left unturned in her quest to give everyone the tools necessary to be a kickass couple.

During several chapters, after pulling my spouse aside to ask about his experiences, both with me and with his own parents, we ended up examining our own fights, communication issues, and upbringing through the guidance of Dr. Lee. When all was said and done, we felt like we came out of this book more whole and more understanding of each other and our deeper relationship.

Dr. Lee freely shares her years of expertise as a therapist, as well as her own relationship challenges and the patterns of her many siblings, to show readers—rather than just tell them—how these experiences affect them and how they can overcome everything in their quest to be truly kickass.

There is so much to take away from this book. Dr. Lee takes the complex topics of building strong secure relationships and healing existing relationships and breaks it down into simple and manageable steps. She does a great job intertwining her personal and clients experiences to add depth and realism to her advice. I found myself relating to multiple scenarios mentioned in the book and have a new perspective on how I have been dealing with conflict and how it relates to my personal up-bringing. This book has taught me what my attachment style is and has armed me with the tools to be able to manage my emotions.

What I love the most about the book is that while it may primarily focus on building a strong relationship with your partner, the advice extends past that and can be applied to your friends and family as well. Dr. Lee has written a book that teaches you how to control and understand your emotions and how you can tackle any issues that arise in your life.

A great read

‪*A copy of this book was received via giveaway, and this is my honest opinion*

This book helps open the door to understanding yourself, realizing your partner’s needs, and empowering you as a unit for the long-term. The stories were teaching points while being moving. ‘Couples that play together, stay together’ This is a line that I have heard before, and in this book, I’m glad it went into it more deeply.
It was a different read for me in this corner of the bookverse, and I enjoyed the lessons this author has shared.

Dr. Lee's book is not only readable and thought-provoking, but also spot on in terms of actionable, useful advice for couples in distress. In fact, shortly after receving my copy, a friend of mine came over and literally began crying on my couch at the state of her marriage. I mentioned that she might find this book helpful, so I lent it to her. She said she devoured it, then started reading through it again more slowly, and now, she and her husband have decided to see a counsellor to work on the patterns they have identified. I believe this book was the tool that they needed to wedge them into action. I imagine many more couples could save their marriages—or simply improve them—by taking the time to read this powerful book. Highly recommended!

This book has helped to open my eyes and understand what is happening in my current relationship. I had no idea the impact our childhood has on our adult relationships, but looking back now it makes a lot more sense. I cannot wait to share this book with my partner and see what his response is to the lessons taught in this book and have a discussion.

Definitely worth my time to read. Lee manages to present complex issues into plain terms that even the most resistant reader will embrace. My marriage has vastly improved by implementing the suggestions offered in this book.

Got this as a free book from Goodreads. Solid advice for those in the market for relationship guidance.