Dr. Greg Smalley earned his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University in Southern California. He also holds two masters degrees. One is in counseling psychology from Denver Seminary and one is in clinical psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology.
Dr. Smalley is the director of Marriage Ministries for the Center for Relationship Enrichment on the campus of John Brown University. He is also an assistant professor of marriage and family studies at John Brown University.
Dr. Smalley also helps lead marriage seminars around the world and helps train pastors, professionals and lay leaders how to effectively work with married couples.
He has appeared on both television and radio programs, including Focus on the Family and Hour of Power. He is the author or co-author of eight books including The DNA of Relationships for Couples, The Marriage You've Always Dreamed Of, The DNA of Relationships, The DNA of Parent and Teen Relationships, Men's Relational Toolbox, Life Lines: Communicating with Your Teen, Winning Your Wife Back, and Winning Your Husband Back.
Greg, his wife Erin, two daughters, Taylor and Maddy, and son, Garrison live in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
The Marriage You've Always Dreamed Of offers couples usable, practical tools that, when applied, will help them break away from discouraging patterns and significantly increase the level of satisfaction in their marriages. Often, in an attempt to get one to do what the other wants, couples play on each other's core fears, which results in responses that injure the relationship. Greg Smalley helps couples identify their repetitive negative patterns of relating, which he calls the "fear dance." His profound relationship insight is taught through helpful lessons about honor, respect, and caregiving.
Using the right tool for the job makes sense when it comes to building or fixing things around the house. But when it comes to significant relationships, men often grab the tools that make them successful in the workplace--and then wonder why they didn't work. Through humorous anecdotes and practical advice, this engaging book will help men discover the set of tools they need to build and repair the relationships that are most important to them.