Ways to Deepen Your Relationship Part 2
Prioritize an End of Day Conversation After a long day away from each other, make an effort to reconnect. Of course, life gets busy and...
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Relationship-ocalypse: How To Be a “Honeymoon Period” Survivor
The biggest early obstacle to any relationship is one that few ever see coming: the dreaded end of the Honeymoon Period. The initial...
Being Together While Apart: Making Long-Distance Marriage Work
Set Up Boundaries The most important thing you and your spouse can do for yourselves is to set very clear boundaries of what the...
How to Survive Becoming an Empty Nester
Part 2: Thriving vs. Surviving the Empty Nest The tough part of becoming an empty nester is over! You have already taken a ride on that...
The Art of Good Sex
“Our bedroom life is boring.” “I don’t enjoy making love anymore.” These are words I have heard spoken in a session with couples. Here’s...
Is Your Relationship Toxic?
Authors of the book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it can Help You Find – and Keep – Love, suggest six telltale...
It’s Not Your Job to Make Your Spouse Happy
Your job isn’t to make your spouse happy. Let me say it again just in case you thought you misread… YOUR JOB ISN’T TO MAKE YOUR SPOUSE...
Postpartum Depression: How A Husband Can Help
Elizabeth, or Libby, was a special education teacher in Plano, TX. She suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth 20 months...
How Much Is Your Marriage Worth?
Is that how much a down payment on a house costs? What about the cost of a new vehicle? Nope. It’s the average amount of money spent by...
How to Let Go of Being Right
Do you or your spouse always feel the need to be right? Do either of you need to have the last word during a conflict or get frustrated...
Breaking Down the Fortress of Resentment
Working with couples has familiarized me with what resentment looks like, sounds like, and its effects. It creeps in like a dark cloud...
3 Benefits of Men Going to Therapy
For this blog I want to talk to the men, my apologies to the women, please feel free to pass along the info in this blog to the important...
Is Sex Therapy for Me? 5 Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
Furthermore, each couple deals with sexual compatibility a little differently. On one hand, some will seek help early when issues arise....
Restore Intimacy in 4 Steps
Is your marriage lacking intimacy? Has the affection gone from your relationship? As a marriage therapist, this is one of the primary...
Fondness and Admiration
Although the holidays are over, we may be still riding the high of a new closeness that developed throughout the season towards our...
Marriage Shouldn’t Be Fair
All you have to do to ruin your marriage is play fair. I have three kids. – I know this post is supposed to be about marriage, just hang...
5 Signs You’re Gonna Make It
As a couple’s therapist, one of the most difficult questions I am asked is “Are we going to make it?”. The beauty of relationships, and...
Let’s Play a Love Game
The game of love is tough. Two different players, with different strengths and different skill sets. In a relationship, sometimes it can...
Boundaries: Part Two
In my most recent blog, I discussed what boundaries are and shared some examples of different types. In this blog, I would like to...
The “Q” Near You
I am excited to start some dialogue regarding explanation of the LGBTQIA+ community. We can all be a part of personal advocacy. For what...
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