“Why are you getting married? Isn’t this a little outdated? Almost half (of even the existing marriages) are failing. I’m not sure I would even order a pizza if I had 50-50 chances on a successful experience with cheese and pepperoni, let alone bet my life on a single partner with so many options out there?
Unless there was something greater, deeper and richer. A relational relic, a treasure, potentially lost on a generation of young people.
Explore the mystery and wade into the waters of a Committed Love. A book exploring marriage, guiding you in a thoughtful look back into the reasons your relationship may projected to sink or soar. Let us open thoughtful conversation on friendship and setting you up for the connection of a lifetime.”
Top-Reviews for Committed Love
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"I really enjoyed reading it and thinking deeply on these concepts. Very similar to your first book, All That We Are, you are a very good writer who does a good job of establishing a familiar-feeling connection to your reader. "
Jack Person
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"Joe and Heather Vercellino have really made Committed Love simple-It’s ongoing effort in communication and contribution to making someone else’s life better. A real partnership. However that looks between the two people involved. I am so grateful for their willingness and vulnerability to share. I love this couple and their beautiful family. "
Lori Linkous
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"Joe finishes the conversation with Committed Love that so many relationship books start. This book digs deeper and challenges readers to look deeper within themselves, take ownership and responsibility, and BE the best partner they can be. Joe encourages readers to lean into crucial conversations and fight for their relationships. Every couple should read this book, then read it again…and again. "
Kelsey Driessnack
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Quotes from Committed Love
"Not divorcing does not, by any means, equal marriage. It's one thing to quit and leave, almost half of marriages end this way. It's entirely more sad and profound to quit and stay. I heard It put wonderfully a few days ago by an older gentleman who said that the effectiveness of marriage shouldn't be measured in years but by the blooming of your spouse's soul."
— Chapter One “My Lebanese Uber Driver”
"Repair offers a way back. Yes, "a way back," is another key term, and a beautiful extension of love and grace to your spouse. Don't make it hard for them to find a way back to you, to reconnect and feel a sense of belonging with you."
— Chapter Five “Repair”
Look at us, look at me, I’m not who I was. Psychology Today says that humans crave witness. An acknowledgment of our growth and evolution, of our triumphs and our pain, of our newness. You are that person for your spouse – at least, you have the opportunity in this relationship to be that person. What a privilege.
— Chapter Eleven “I’m not who I was”
About The Authors of Committed Love
Joe Vercellino
Founder of The Lion Heart Experience as well as the Dream & And Hustle Enterprise, Joe brings a decade of award-winning teaching experience, principally in the inner-city of Detroit. He and his team are sought out for their powerful and transformative programs centered on connecting young people to a tangible sense self-worth and cultivating belonging. Author of the premiere teen resource “All That We Are,” Joe Vercellino and The Lion Heart Experience are leading the way in helping schools address and improve the mental health of students and address the staggering rates of self-harm and depression.
Heather Vercellino
Detroit-based luxury designer and conference speaker, Heather’s national portfolio stretches from dreamy island residences in the Caribbean to the quaint streets of Virginia to the mansions of southern Texas. Featured in national publications such as Forbes and House Beautiful, Heather’s passion for excellence in everything she does- motherhood and design, as well as creating a strong team-mate dynamic in the home -makes her the go-to voice in her field for panels, keynotes and podcasts. Championing both worlds, from dark and moody spaces to elevating the relationships that fill them, both her children and her clients know “Heather makes homes beautiful.”
“"Power, money, friendship, sex, conflict. All these dynamics that will define your marriage are the things that you have consciously or subconsciously been observing, applying, promising to continue or discontinue your whole life."”
— Committed Love. Ch. I