Strengthening Your Marriage During COVID19 — 10 Tips
Finding Confidence in the Midst of Crisis As we navigate together through the unfamiliar waters of the Coronavirus (COVID19) and a sinking stock market, I’d like you to have hope…
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When Blended Family Relationships Compete and Conflict
Blended family relationships naturally create loyalty conflicts—or maybe we could call them love conflicts. “Am I still loved? Who do you love more—your spouse/kids or me? Your old life or…
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How Racial Trauma Affects Marriages
By the time Theo and Grace reached the end of their third year of marriage, it was clear they were in trouble. There was something deeper going on beneath their…
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Are you in a Consumer Marriage?
There are two kinds of relationships: consumer relationships and committed relationships. The two are miles apart. Most of the connections we have are the consumer type. The question we inherently…
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5 Things Your Husband Wants to Hear You Say
Words (kind or unkind) have a tremendous impact on the emotional temperature of our marriages. Speaking words of affirmation toward my husband did not come naturally to me. Such phrases…
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5 Things Your Wife Wants to Hear You Say
Words (kind or unkind) have a tremendous impact on the emotional temperature of our marriages. Your wife wants to know what you think, but she especially wants to know what…
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How I Learned to Trust After Attachment Trauma
After a childhood peppered with relational and attachment trauma, I survived—barely. I’d only begun to understand how early experiences shaped me. In the span of six months after graduating from…
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When Mental Illness Lives in Your Home
Mike wasn’t doing well. On days like this, I would step lightly, careful not to break any of the eggshells beneath my feet. It didn’t matter. Our conversation quickly went…
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We All Need a Little Help: Why Marital Counseling Is a Great Idea
Every marriage needs a little help from time to time. Maybe it’s when the kids are little and you lose touch with each other. Maybe it’s when a health crisis…
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Using the Enneagram to Improve Your Marriage
Jeff and I have been married for twenty-four years, and we have two grown kids. If asked, I would quickly respond that we are happily married. But before you think…
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