That Which Doesn't Kill Us: How One Couple Became Stronger at the Broken Places - Softcover

"The Blooms have found the solution to learning from and becoming stronger due to life's difficulties. Let them become your coach through this book."
-- Bernie Siegel, MD author of Love, Medicine, & Miracles

"This is the nitty-gritty work of conscious relationship. It is brimming with life: confusion and clarity, cancer and healing, depression and joy - the struggle to stay afloat and the healing that comes with the deep exploration of the heart. This is a life lesson for the heart that wishes to transform the mind, a model for balancing wounded relationships, a book of co-creation."
-- Stephen and Ondrea Levine-co-authors of Embraced by the Beloved

"'Love' and 'relationships' are two of the most misunderstood and abused concepts in modern life, the stuff of fantasies and hopes that have filled a thousand novels and a million dreams. Suggestion: If you are working to craft a fulfilling relationship with a partner, cut to the chase and read Linda and Charlie Bloom's That Which Doesn't Kill Us.  This is a 'report from the front' -- the actual cauldron that purifies those who are willing to bring honesty, integrity and courage to the noble work of crafting a loving relationship that works."
-- Larry Dossey, M.D., Author of One Mind:  How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness Consciousness and Why It Matters

"The memoir-duet you hold in your hands is a rare gift. It is a relationship book that does not offer easy formulas for happily ever after. Instead, it shares the raw and honest learning of marriage and its inevitable crises.  Charlie and Linda Bloom are two of the most profound observers and teachers of love and commitment.  Here they share their own intimate secrets and suffering and joys and redemption in a way that allows us to feel less alone in our own struggles and to learn from their wise and hard-earned love. The beautiful and aching discord and harmony presented in these pages could only be created by two lives strung together so skillfully."
--Doug Abrams, co-author of The Book of Joy

"With vulnerability, transparency and courage, Linda and Charlie Bloom invite us to watch the movie of their marriage, day by day, from reel to real. A touching and authentic collaboration, this book will inspire you to go the distance with your own relationship--until you receive the full abundance of its emotional and spiritual gifts!"
--Daphne Rose Kingma, author of The Future of Love: The Power of the Soul In Intimate Relationships

The Blooms' memoir addresses some of the most prevalent challenges that are present in nearly all committed relationships. That Which Doesn't Kill Us is destined to become a classic in the genre of relationship literature. It's a real page-turner and hard to put down. Charlie and Linda reveal through their ruthless honesty, the details of what caused them to sink so low and how they were able to salvage what appeared to be a "dead on arrival" marriage. This book is gripping, compelling, and inspiring. Ignore its teachings at your peril!
--Gerald Jampolsky, M.D. and Diane Cirincione-Jampolsky, Ph.D. Co-authors of Aging With Attitude

"Linda and Charlie Bloom's honest account of their heart-wrenching and redemptive journey moved me deeply. It left me with hope and encouragement that when I come to places in my marriage that seem dead-ends, if I'm willing to keep opening up to what's possible--I just might find myself in a relationship so beautiful -it was simply unimaginable.  This book will stay with you for years to come. A gem-thank you!"
--Renee Trudeau, author of The Mother's Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life and Nurturing the Soul of Your Family