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A husband-and-wife team who not only share the same name, but the same
passion for helping others build healthy relationships. In 1991, the
Parrotts founded the Center for Relationship Development on the campus
of
Seattle Pacific University - a groundbreaking program dedicated to teaching the basics of good relationships.
Married in 1984, the Parrotts bring real-life examples to their
speaking platform. Their professional training - Leslie as a marriage
and family therapist, and Les as a clinical psychologist - ensures a
presentation that is grounded, insightful and cutting-edge. Les and
Leslie are master communicators. They are entertaining,
thought-provoking and immeasurably practical. One minute you'll be
laughing and the next you'll sit still in silence as they open your
eyes to how you can make your relationships all they were meant to be.
Each year they speak live to over one million people in more than 40
cities nationwide and internationally. Their audiences include a wide
array of venues, from churches to Fortune 500 company board rooms. The
Governor of Oklahoma appointed the Parrotts as the first ever statewide
Marriage Ambassadors. Authorities have called upon Les and Leslie to
provide on-site support in the aftermath of worldwide disasters such as
Ground Zero and Chernobyl. The Commander of the 2nd Battalion, 5th
Marines, invited them to assist his soldiers with re-entry into family
life upon returning from Iraq.
Their books have sold over one million copies in more than two dozen
languages, and include best-selling and Gold-medallion winner
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts. Other popular titles include
The Control Freak,
I Love You More,
Becoming Soul Mates,
Relationships,
Questions Couples Ask,
Shoulda Woulda Coulda, and
High-Maintenance Relationships.
The Parrotts have been guests on many national TV and radio programs such as
CNN,
Good Morning America,
CBS This Morning,
The View with Barbara Walters,
NBC Nightly News, and
Oprah. Les and Leslie are also hosts of the nationally syndicated radio program
Love Talk and are weekly guests on the Fox TV morning show in Seattle. Their work as been featured in
Family Circle,
Redbook,
Men's Health,
Focus on the Family,
Brides, as well as
USA Today and
The New York Times.
