Going through a rough time? Feel like the pain will never end? You may need to combine intentional activities with a lot of time. But please, don't give up! Too many people give up too soon. Healing really does take time. Several years ago, a client, I'll call Cynthia, came to … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Improve Your Marriage
Sixteen years ago today, I married my best friend. Only we didn't always act like best friends at the time. Sure we loved each other, enjoyed one another's company, and decided to share our life together, but there were so many things that we did not know. We were too highly … [Read more...]
Life After Divorce: One Man’s Story
David’s Story It had been a little over three years since David’s wife had left him. After seventeen years of marriage, he was shocked when she asked for the divorce. Yes, he had known that the marriage was not perfect, but then again, who had a perfect marriage? Certainly not … [Read more...]
12 Tips To Having a Successful Long-Term Relationship
12 Tips Be present: Stop looking at your phone and love the one you are with. When you are in the company of one person while texting another, you send the message that the person you are on the phone with is more important than the person sitting right beside you. Is this the … [Read more...]
“Issues to Discuss Before You Commit”- from Dr. Marie Hartwell-Walker of Psych Central
In the same way that building positive momentum in your life takes time and a series of baby steps, so does building a healthy long-term relationship. Before you jump into making any of the big decisions that come with love (moving in together, engagement, marriage, children, … [Read more...]