Change My Relationship

Karla Downing is a licensed marriage and family therapist who grew up in a dysfunctional family, and that combination of credentials and lived experience gives this 365-day devotional real grounding. Each entry is short enough to read in five minutes and addresses the full range of difficult relationships — not just troubled marriages but parent-child rifts, coworkers, and ex-spouses — which makes it unusually flexible. The topical index is a practical gift for anyone in crisis who needs a specific word today rather than entry 214. The honest caveat is repetition: over a full year, the format can feel like circling the same field. There are also no clinical citations, so readers looking for evidence-backed therapy will want to supplement. For Christians who need daily biblical validation that they can heal even when the other person won't change, this delivers.