Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime Form, maintain, and repair meaningful romantic relationships and feel like newlyweds every day with this simple, stress-free approach to love. He's helped 12 million people reduce the stress at home and at work with the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff. With this companion book, Richard Carlson partnered with Kristine, his wife of fourteen years, to create an easy, stress-free way to enhance personal relationships. While depression, heartache, and anger are associated with love relationships, stress is rarely identified as a problem. Yet stress is often a factor in failing relationships. In these one hundred brief, beautifully written essays, the authors show readers how not to overreact to a loved one's criticism, how to appreciate your spouse in new ways, how to get past old angers, and many other ways to improve and increase the joy and pleasure that can and should be part of any relationship. Richard and Kristine Carlson illustrate key strategies for creating a lasting connection, including: Don't come home frazzled Don't sweat the occasional criticism Become a world-class listener Look out for each other

Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime This indispensable guide to family in the #1 bestselling series reveals how to avoid letting the minor setbacks in your home life get you down. With his characteristic candor and piercing insight, author Richard Carlson demonstrates how to resolve such common domestic tensions as: Children who are whining or fighting Issues with your spouse Hassles over household chores Difficult teenagers

In this insightful, practical guide, Kristine Carlson offers proven strategies and techniques that empower mothers to manage their busy lives with less stress, more happiness, and greater harmony within themselves and their homes. She reveals how to: Be a Mom, Not a Friend Pursue Your Passion, But Not at the Expense of Your Children Balance Being a Woman and a Mom Empower yourself to live the life you dream of

Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime Examining the stresses and burdens that women are often confronted with--whether in the boardroom or the office bullpen, in relationships, or among friends--New York Times bestselling author Kris Carlson gives you proven strategies for balancing yourself within a chaotic world and finding ways do what you like best. Her insights reveal how to: Stop comparing yourself to the media measuring stick Keep your well-being intact Create memories for yourself and those you love Avoid getting over-committee-d

A Paperback Original. From the author of the New York Times bestseller Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women comes a beautifully designed journal for women to record their most intimate and personal thoughts. In Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women, Kris Carlson successfully showed women how to reduce stress in their lives with encouraging and soothing advice. Now she offers a wonderful companion to her national bestseller with an exquisitely designed journal where women can express their innermost thoughts and feelings. Each page features an inspiring quote alongside blank pages to fill in with words of one's own. Some of the quotes featured in the book include: --Life is ever-changing. Take time to reflect on your priorities and expectations, and make adjustments when needed. --Don't let life's complexity and busy-ness stress you out. Ease into your day with a sense of peace, and you'll face it with more confidence. --Contribute what you can to doing good works, but take on only what you can handle with ease.

Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime Put challenges in perspective, reduce stress and anxiety through small daily changes, and find the path to achieving your goals with this groundbreaking inspirational guide—a self-help classic. ​ Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff is a book that tells you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life. You can learn to put things into perspective by making the small daily changes Dr. Carlson suggests, including advice such as "Choose your battles wisely"; "Remind yourself that when you die, your 'in' box won't be empty"; and "Make peace with imperfection". With Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... you'll also learn how to: Live in the present moment Let others have the glory at times Lower your tolerance to stress Trust your intuitions Live each day as it might be your last With gentle, supportive suggestions, Dr. Carlson reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful and caring, with the added benefit of making your life more calm and stress-free.

Featured in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff: The Kristine Carlson Story starring Heather Locklear, premiering on Lifetime This #1 bestselling guide to managing your career and living comfortably with your finances reveals fascinating insights for everyone from businesspeople to those who manage the household budget. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff About Money illuminates how to: Learn more about the relationship between moods and money Be aware of what you don't know, and what you're not good at Spend the bulk of your time on the "critical inch" of your business Avoid giving away your power.