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YOU, YOUR HUSBAND, AND HIS MOTHER

Tracy Dalgleish

Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Mother-in-Law – and Your Spouse – in Five Simple Steps

Break unhealthy patterns, set boundaries, and resolve conflicts with your mother-in-law, for a stronger marriage and a happier life
You don't just marry your spouse, you marry their familyand dealing with your in-laws isn't always easy. Women in particular often find themselves trapped in a toxic cycle with their mothers-in-law, doomed to feel like either a victim or a villain no matter what they do. In this indispensable resource, clinical psychologist and couples therapist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish helps women step outside the victim/villain binary and forge a healthy relationship with their mother-in-law that aligns with and prioritizes their marriage and overall well-being.

Using Dr. Tracy's tried-and-true, five-step VAULT method, readers will learn the type of MIL they have, help develop mutual respect for boundaries, and most of all, feel like they're on the same team, with their partner and with the larger family. Reclaim your power, strengthen your relationship, and solve your in-law problems once and for all with?You, Your Husband, and His Mother.

Tracy Dalgleish is a psychologist and couples' therapist. She is the author of I Didn't Sign Up for This (PESI, 2023) and the host of the parenting podcast, I'm Not Your Shrink. In addition to sharing her expertise with over 400,000 subscribers across social media platforms, she offers e-learning to couples all over the world.
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Published 2025-11-04 by Tarcher

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Navigating in-law relationships is one of the most underacknowledged yet emotionally loaded parts of partnership. With clarity, compassion, and the expertise of years in the therapy room, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish gives women the tools to stop feeling like they're walking on eggshells and start building relationships that protect their peaceand their marriage.

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This is the book for you if you have ever felt like you have to choose between being a 'good daughter-in-law' and being true to yourself.

As a psychotherapist, I've worked with countless women carrying the silent weight of in-law stress and feeling like they're the problem for struggling with it. Dr. Tracy Dalgleish brilliantly offers both a reframe and a roadmap. Her VAULT method is the missing language many couples need to finally get on the same team and protect what matters most: their relationship.