Exploring the Roots of Your Marriage: Understanding the Influence of the Family of Origin is a concise and accessible manual designed to lead individuals in a couple-relationship to self-understanding and self-acceptance. As individuals rediscover who they are as a result of the influences of their family of origin, their awareness of the basis of their behaviors is enhanced. The purpose of examining the family of origin is not to blame the parents, but to develop an understanding of what is behind the dynamics of the couples relationship. Exploring the Roots of Your Marriage: Understanding the Influence of the Family of Origin emphasizes that understanding will lead to positive changes that will affect personal growth and the growth of the marriage.

About the Author

Leticia S. Isidro-Clancy is a native of the Philippines who now works for the Department of Defense Army Substance Abuse Program as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Ms. Isidro-Clancy received her Master of Arts degree in Counseling from New York University. She is a member of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals; the New Jersey Association of A/D Counselors; and the European Branch of the American Counseling Association.