Jeanne Safer

The author is a psychotherapist who uses her own bipartisan relationship and those of her clients to explain how to deal with political conflict in your marriage, sibling, friend, or other important relationships. She is very honest and calls people out who are berating their loved ones or not treating others with respect. The bottom line is that your loved ones, especially your spouse, should be more important than your politics. Focus on the things that you love about them. Respect that they can have beliefs that differ from yours, and do not try to control them or force them to change their minds. With this divisive political climate, it was wonderful to read about finding common ground and prioritizing relationships over pride and politics.… (más)

Politics has become a polarizing hot-button issue. This has been happening for a long time since the development of political parties, but now with Donald J Trump as President of the United States, it seems to have taken a drastic turn for the worse. Dr. Jeanne Safer has a solution for this, but it involves being open-minded and accepting of other people’s opinions and values. If you really value your relationships, this is a panacea you must take.

This book is really short, so it goes really fast. Some of the cases in the book were already discussed in Dr. Safer’s podcast; she makes mention of this in the book by putting an asterisk by the person’s name. It is okay as far as being entertaining goes. It is quite informative seeing into cases where people considered therapy because of political discourse. On the other hand, it is easy to live in an insulated bubble where you are always correct.… (más)