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Practical books for the hard parts of real life.

Philippe Martin writes plain-spoken, been-through-it guides on marriage and fatherhood — practical help you can put into practice the same night you start.

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Cover of The Two-Pen Relationship Workbook for Couples by Philippe Martin
Marriage · Couples Workbook

The Two-Pen Relationship Workbook for Couples

An 8-week program built for both of you — 15-minute exercises you fill in side by side.

Most couples workbooks end up on one person's to-do list. This one runs on the Two-Pen Method: every exercise gives each of you your own space to write — your pen, their pen — before you land on something together. Eight weeks, fifty-six short daily exercises, from reading each other's signals to rebuilding trust to feeling close again.

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Cover of How to Save Your Marriage Starting Tonight by Philippe Martin
Marriage · Crisis & Repair

How to Save Your Marriage Starting Tonight

Why your crisis is normal, what to stop doing first, and how to steady your marriage by going first — even if you're the only one trying.

For the spouse trying to save the marriage alone — when every talk turns into the same fight or the same silence, and your husband or wife won't read a book or "work on us." The order that works runs the other way: first a ceasefire you run by yourself, then your own half of the one fight you keep having, and the few honest words last, when they can land. No scripts, no worksheets, no conversation required to begin.

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Cover of The 30-Day Marriage Reset by Philippe Martin
Marriage · Relationships

The 30-Day Marriage Reset

A 30-day plan for making marriage work, improving communication, and breaking the cycle of conflict.

For the husband or wife holding the marriage together alone — when your spouse won't go to counseling, won't read the books, won't "work on it." A 30-day discipline built on one uncomfortable premise: someone has to break the cycle first, and it can be you. Not surrender, not becoming a doormat — just taking up the one lever you actually hold.

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Cover of The First-Time Dad Companion by Philippe Martin
Parenting · Fatherhood

The First-Time Dad Companion

A step-by-step new-dad's guide to pregnancy, supporting your partner, and your baby's first year — with confidence.

One book for the whole journey — pregnancy, birth, and the first year, in the order you'll actually live it. A straight, father-to-father playbook with clear steps and no filler: how to go from spectator to teammate before the baby arrives, handle diapers, soothing, and feeding support on almost no sleep, know your real job in the delivery room, and become your baby's safe place.

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