“How was your day?” Is this a question you ask your partner everyday when you see each other after work? Most of us ask this question, but is the conversation that follows a meaningful opportunity to reconnect? Most likely, you are not maximizing the opportunity as well as you could. One common issues in relationships …
Anxiety is becoming more common in children; the CDC estimates that approximately 25% of teens are treated for an anxiety disorder. Children and teens who do not experience clinical levels of anxiety also have worries and fears that, if unaddressed, could lead to the development of mood disorders as an adult. So, what do we …
Helping Children Manage Their Worries and Fears: Part 2 – Back To School Read More
In every marriage there will be fights. The perfect marriage has arguments and if you are thinking that this shouldn’t happen in your marriage then you need to think again. It can be healthy to have a (fair) fight/disagreement every so often. If not, most couples are bottling things up and stonewalling which is …
Sometimes it feels like the people closest to us seem to know the exact things to do and say to push our buttons and get us upset. Often we react by doing the exact thing that they don’t want most and get in return an equal but opposite reaction. If you ever find yourself in …
As a child, I hated doing chores. I hated how many I did. I hated how long they took. I hated that the same chores would have taken half the time if my mom had done them herself. Let me guess, you loved chores? No? I didn’t think so. Of course now, as an …
Children need to do chores more than you know, here is why: Read More
As we all know, we must make deposits into a bank account to make it grow and to keep it balanced it when we have to make a withdrawal. Have you ever thought of your relationship as an emotional bank account? John Gottman, a leading researcher in marriage counseling, suggests that satisfied couples are good …
Anxiety is becoming more common in children; the CDC estimates that almost 25% of American children and teens are treated for an anxiety disorder. Children and teens who do not experience clinical levels of anxiety also have worries and fears that, if unaddressed, could lead to the development of mood disorders as an adult. So, …
Helping Children Manage Anxiety: Part 1 – When Parents Fight Read More
The measure of the strength of a relationship is not how many times that you have differences of opinions or get into fights, the measure of the strength of a relationship is how well you can repair from each difference of opinion or fight. You are two different people and have grown up with two …
Ever heard the saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day, but it burned in one?” One would hate to be architect who came to Rome to rebuild after such a tragedy. How can you ever reclaim the glory of the Roman Forum? Who could build a building more impressive than the Coliseum? If you’ve ever …
Tips for those carrying the burden of building trust Read More
Have you been betrayed by your spouse through infidelity, sex addiction or pornography addiction? Do you feel the urge to constantly check your spouse or partner’s phone? Do you find yourself feeling fine one minute and then on the verge of tears the next? Difficulty sleeping? Feeling anxiety or anger from triggers that seem to …
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