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Dr. Denkin Interviewed on Americanchronicle.com

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Today I have the pleasure of introducing Dr. Edythe Denkin, author of Relationship Magic: The Secret to Happily Ever After. Dr. Denkin has over 25 years experience as a therapist and relationship expert. She is also a marriage and child specialist, teacher, coach, and motivational speaker.

Welcome Dr. Denkin. It’s a pleasure to have you with us.

Can you tell us a little about Relationship Magic?

Relationship Magic: The Secret to Happily Ever After helps couples realize that long-term marital bliss does not “just happen” and that “happily ever after” is possible when couples learn to treat each other with respect, honor, and trust.

All couples go through phases in their relationships, but frequently they do not recognize and address them due to poor communication skills. Using a set of tools in parable form, I teach couples to stop negative thinking based on childhood patterns of experience and communicate their expectations to their partners in a loving, respectful manner. Based on Imago Relationship Theory, Relationship Magic illustrates for couples how to mirror their partner´s words in order to increase empathy.

Relationships bring out unconscious behavior learned in childhood. Prince James and Princess Cinda take you into their lives and show you how you too can develop lasting love. Acquiring an awareness of your reactions can help you and your partner feel loved rather than rewounded by old childhood issues.

Where did you find the inspiration for this story?

I have always been interested in Princess stories. I guess I have always wanted to be a princess. Every movie I saw, every book I read, I asked myself, What happened after the wedding? I knew, as a therapist, that “Happily Ever After” does not come naturally and that it needs work. Truth be told, I wrote this book mostly for men. When a woman has a problem, she is more likely to go to a therapist. Men will often try to do things themselves. This book can help them.

Why did you decide to put together a book that mixes relationship advice with a fictional story?

In my work first as a teacher and then as a therapist for children, I learned early on that people love stories. I saw that kids would learn new concepts better when they heard them in story form. I knew that storytelling would be a better way to get the point across. As a therapist, I knew that story telling goes right to the sub-conscious mind and that the conscious mind does not reject it. I realized that teaching concepts to adults would be hard because adults often fight new concepts, take things personally and want to be right in most situations. A story would take the “fight” out of the process

Tell us about your main characters. Why will readers relate to them? What will they like about them? Is there anything they will dislike about them?

Readers will relate to James and Cinda because they are real; they are good people who are just trying to do their best. As we get into the story, we see why James and Cinda are the way they are. We get to see what their parents´ role was in forming James and Cinda´s personality.

James and Cinda are loving and caring and want to do good. They just need to learn how. Cinda came from hard circumstances and overcame her mother´s negativity. She is very admirable. James is honest and brave. The reader will see how James works to reconcile his feelings about his father and how bravely he faces his issues.

Readers will be very put off at times by the way James and Cinda relate to each other. Before they learn the lessons of Relationship Magic, James will be cold; turning away from Cinda and Cinda will yell and throw nasty words at James. The more distant James gets, the nastier Cinda becomes. It all comes from their fears, but until they work with Satori, their councilor, they don´t know how else to be together.

How long did it take you to bring this book from the first draft to the final published product?

It took three years to write the book and another year to have it edited, designed, copyedited, proofed and published.

Were there any special obstacles or challenges you faced during the publishing process?

I needed to learn how to let go of certain parts of the process, and trust the publishing experts. It was very hard because I have been so successful in the past doing everything myself. My last book, Why Can´t you Catch Me Being Good, did so well and I wanted this book to repeat that success, but I had to learn to let others do their part to help.

Where can readers purchase a copy of your book?

On my website www.edythedenkin.com, or on Amazon.com or it can be requested at any bookstore.

Where can readers find out more about the book and your career as a therapist and relationship expert?

My website is www.edythedenkin.com and my MySpace page is a great place to learn more about me and get in touch - MySpace.com/edythedenkin.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

I wrote this book to be of service and to be of help. I can see from my private practice clients that RELATIONSHIP MAGIC is making an incredible difference in people´s relationships. I want to help other couples with this book. If couples can read this book, they will see that there is hope for them and that they are not alone.

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