When It’s in Black and White: A Powerful Tool for Couples
Each person completes the assessment individually. Then, they meet with a certified facilitator who walks them through the results—highlighting areas of alignment, difference, and misunderstanding. What makes this tool so effective is that it gives couples something objective to review together. It’s no longer just one person’s perspective—it’s all laid out clearly, in black and white.
Navigating Mental Illness in Marriage: Tips for Building Resilience Together
Marriage is often seen as a journey filled with love, companionship, and shared dreams. However, the reality is that every relationship faces its own set of challenges, and for some couples, navigating the complexities of mental illness can add an extra layer of difficulty.
When Affection is More Than Romance
Navigating Marriage with an Extra Special Twist
We will eventually encounter individuals with unique abilities and challenges in every community, workplace, school, or church. The CDC reports that 1 in 4 adults in the United States have some form of disability.
Even with these statistics, we do not expect to be impacted by a disability in our unborn child’s life.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I did not expect Noah’s Down Syndrome diagnosis to challenge our marriage as much as it did.
Through community support and working hand in hand with my husband, I want to share three common challenges couples face in similar situations and discover three actionable changes that can fortify their marriage.
3 Major Benefits to Premarital Counseling
In a world that is constantly focused on having the most perfect wedding day, with every last detail discussed and planned for, let’s shift our focus on having the healthiest, most joy-filled marriage through intentional connection and shared purpose.
Myths and Tips to Navigate Difficult Marriage Conversations
Managing difficult conversations in a relationship can be very challenging. It can be very easy to fight for our way at the expense of our partner’s needs and emotions.
7 Signs Your Marriage is Healthy and How to Keep it Going
It’s not grand gestures that make a marriage great. It’s not major feats or super activities to keep a marriage healthy and thriving. It’s the small, daily activities that keep a marriage vibrant.
7 Signs Your Marriage is Fracturing and How to Turn it Around
As we do the hard work to become more aware of the state of our marriage and ourselves, we can take the steps to help make the marriage vibrant and thriving. Does your marriage show any of these signs?
6 Signs of a Distressed Marriage and How to Turn it Around
When you are aware of the state of your marriage, you can take steps to make it better. Although it may appear hopeless, there is hope in a distressed marriage.
Why Do We Argue? (Part 2: the Peace Cycle)
Consider what you know to be true. Think about the character of your partner, how you felt about them when you first met. Consider what their intentions might have been, that they may not have been intentionally trying to hurt you. Envision the situation from their point of view.
Why Do We Argue? (Part 1: the Pain Cycle)
This a typical ‘pursuer-distancer’ dance where one partner pursues (Martha) hoping for connection, but her partner (Jim) distances himself. Why? The way this couple is interacting creates a circular dance…