subject: The Magic Of Making Up - Is It For You? [print this page] WHO IS TW JACKSON? WHO IS TW JACKSON?
TW Jackson is not your typical relationship advisor. He is not a psychologist or a doctor, or a certified counsellor. His site says that his background is mostly in the US military. He joined the Navy when he was 17 years old and moved on to the military some years later. Over his long career in the military, he lived in 11 countries and 5 different US states.
According to Jackson, having to live inside to many different cultures taught him how to deal with different kinds of people and gave him a sharp sense of "what makes people tick".
After some years Jackson said he became the "go to" guy among his friends and co-workers when someone was having realationship issues. With much practice under his belt, Jackson says that he became really good at fixing broken relationships in military couples where the divorce rate is quite high compared to the regular population.
Years later, he put together a sort of "stop my break up" manual called The Magic of Making Up to help anyone dealing with relationship issues.
WHAT IS MAGIC OF MAKING UP ALL ABOUT?
The main idea behind The Magic of Making Up is that all relationship issues are solvable, IF the two people involved can find some way of stepping out of the emotional storm long enough to deal with real reason they are fighting. The system is supposed to work even if only one of the two parties uses it and wants it to work.
He says that the real root causes of any breakup are not hard to understand, they are often just difficult to see because of the intense emotions and automatic reactions that get in the way. His main idea is that if you can teach yourself to stop the "storm" and look at the issues with a calmer mind, you will often see that the problem you thought was big, isn't so big at all and is not difficult to solve.
This approach is not much different than you would find with a relationship counselor. However, Jackson claims that the strength of his system is the very specific techniques and behavior modifications he has developed and tested over time. These techniques are supposed to teach couples exactly what to do and say to stop the storm and get into a position where they can more intelligently look at what is going on.
Ofcourse, no one system can be a perfect fit for everyone and every system has it pros and cons. Anyone looking for relationship advice should take a look at the Magic of Making Up program to see if it might be a good fit for them.
