The Other Woman is Not Who or What You Think
If you don’t nurture your marriage every day and prioritize it, the pressures life presents may be too much for it to be healthy and to last. Remember, marriage isn’t natural, but a healthy marriage...
View ArticleElectronics Have Replaced Mom and Dad at the Dinner Table
We cannot go backwards in time, nor should we, but as we continue into the digital age there are some rituals we must keep sacred as a family. Family dinners are one of those. A family is only as...
View ArticleDepression Kills People and Marriages
If you think it’s just you who has noticed all of the recent shootings and suicides, it’s not. August is a lethal month, and in the field of psychology it is noticed as one of the highest months for...
View ArticleIs The Electronic Age Making Our Relationships Cognitively Complicated?
I suffer from my own cognitive complications, because I am constantly trying to re-think situations that come into my office. Many of the relationships I work with are so complicated because they have...
View ArticleWhen intimacy causes guilt
Experiencing guilt in your intimate relationship does not destroy the relationship. Not communicating the guilt and feeling too embarrassed about your feelings, and avoiding your partner may. Guilt...
View ArticleA Holiday Gift of Stress is Not Worth Giving; Steps to Reducing Stress During...
The holidays are a frenzied, frantic time of the year, but they are also full of joy and wonderful memories. Feeling stress and depression during this time of year due to financial, family or...
View ArticleHoliday Peace Doesn’t Always Exist at Home
In this changing world we all benefit from having a strong, loving family home to spend the holidays. If you find yourself feeling anxious or depressed being around your family, that is a sign that...
View Article7 signs your online romance is not real love
I have gone to several wedding where the couples met online. Their marriages seem committed and more so they are as matched as couples who found someone and dated for years. The courtship part of...
View Article5 Actions Teach Responsibility to Entitled Kids
If you have an entitled child, the time has never been better to say “Enough.” Teaching responsibility means acting responsible. As a parent, do the responsible thing, and hold your child accountable....
View Article10 Signs that it may be True Love
True love outlasts all methods commonly used to help couples spark their relationship. In fact, the most important aspect of keeping true love alive is to prioritize it, be aware and grateful for your...
View Article7- Year Itch doesn’t have to lead to twelfth year divorce
Experiencing the seven-year itch is not a bad thing, but ignoring it, trying to sweep it under the rug, instead of dealing with it means your marriage has a greater chance of succumbing to the itch....
View ArticleThe Emotional Side to Low Libido in Mid-Life
Men and women suffer equally from the emotional and relationship affects of low libido. Women who believe men have it easier in this area or that men aren’t emotional may be surprised to know my...
View ArticlePUMA: Previously Married and Attractive Men
Just as pre-marital counseling helps secure first time marriages; it can also help secure re-marriages. Counseling helps the couple define the areas of struggle and provides healthier options to deal...
View ArticleConnected to someone who cannot emotionally connect
Having Alexithymia is not a death sentence for a relationship if the couple works together ensuring both partners’ needs are fulfilled in other ways. This article helps both partners with how to deal...
View ArticleCan You Pray Your Way to a Better Sex Life?
Prayer is wonderful, but God helps those who help themselves. The best way to improve your intimacy and sex is to have an active prayer life together, but also to seek medical advice and maintain a...
View ArticleAt the End of Your Marriage, Give it One More Year
Working with couples, I have heard over and over numerous people tell me, “If I had known then what I understand now, I think we could have worked it out.” Why not take one more year when you feel you...
View ArticleGuys, Your Mother Can Destroy Your Marriage
Mothers worry more when their sons get married and much of this has to do with the fact that guys don't always communicate as well with making sure mom feels included. Prioritizing your wife, is...
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