It’s a typical evening in my apartment. I am working until 10 pm, when my husband finally gets home. I’ve been sitting at my laptop, writing this blog, and...
Communication
The Silent Treatment: How to Break Down the Wall
The silent treatment. Picture this, you’ve had an argument or disagreement and you try to talk about it with your spouse. But they turn away from you, or...
Triangulation: 3’s a Crowd
Triangulation is an intimidating word. It is used in scientific research and cartography to mean the process of using triangles to measure otherwise...
“Overfunctioning” in Relationships
This week on our podcast, we had the wonderful opportunity to hear from Rhonda Farr, a marriage coach. Rhonda told her story about being an “overfunctioner”...
Masculine Leadership: Are We Missing Something?
On our podcast this week, G. S. Youngblood talks about masculine leadership in the home. It is his opinion that masculine leadership is missing in many...
Choosing to See The Beautiful
When you look at your spouse, what do you see? Do you see the messes they make and haven’t bothered yet to clean up? Or do you see the tender way in which...
It’s All About The Positivity, Baby!
In Seattle, there's a "Love Lab". The Love Lab is a lot like what you'd expect for a nice nightly rental condo: a stocked kitchen, comfortable room, and...
The Micro-moments that make a Mega Difference
I’m often asked what things I’ve learned that people can do to improve the communication in their marriage. That’s like asking a chef how you can improve...
If every couple did this ONE THING, it would put 90% of marriage therapists out of business.
There’s a lot of pressure on today’s marriages, and people expect a lot out of marriages. People marry for more than just economic or procreative reasons....