Njuguna Irungu

The Art & Science of Blissful Interpersonal, Love & Marital Relationships. Success in life entails healthy relationships: love and romantic; work and business; and family and marriage. Dating, courting and marital landscapes have evolved over time, and have resulted to conflicts and challenges between partners. Unhealthy relationships, related issues and situations like mental ill health and work-life imbalances have adverse impacts to an individual, family and work or business. Unhealthy relationships negatively affect our overall productivity. Essential and healthy coping strategies, resilience, attitude and mindset transformation are vital skills-set for managing current and emerging challenges. This calls for psychosocial support amongst humanity; embracing self-care and wellbeing; engaging in enriching conversations; reskilling and knowledge transfer; embracing emotional intelligence and mental resilience. ‘The Art & Science of Blissful Interpersonal, Love & Marital Relationships’ has 12 interesting chapters that build on each other thus portraying love and marital relationships as a journey. The author injects diversified perspectives in the conversation and takes a practical approach in addressing real life issues affecting love and marital relationships in a fast-paced contemporary society. The last two chapters take a diversion across environmental stewardship, sustainability and climate change agenda. The author engages the reader in a discussion on sustainability and climate change; business and organizations; love and marital relationships; and how each sphere is vulnerable to climate change related risks and impacts. The book is gender sensitive, culturally sensitive and the content is agreeable to both religious and non-religious communities. The author strongly advocates for the 8-ewellbeing dimensions to help us uphold family and marriage values; build healthier and happier interactions, families and marriages; and ultimately responsible citizens. Additionally, the author strongly embraces effective conversations and communication as a form of therapy between partners and among family members for harmonious blending.