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Make Your Marriage Work

Make Your Marriage Work

Make Your Marriage Work November 8, 2019What the Marshmallow Test Says About Your Marriage Have you heard of the marshmallow test? It was designed by Columbia psychologist Walter Mischel to determine whether children who could delay gratification would be more...

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Stop the Blame Game in Your Relationship

Stop the Blame Game in Your Relationship

Stop the blame game in your relationshop October 31, 2019When you are in an unhappy relationship, you have 3 choices.  Maintain status quo  End the relationship  Make it better  That’s it. 3. Surprisingly (or maybe not so surprisingly) most unhappy people choose...

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What Does Real Love Look Like?

What Does Real Love Look Like?

What does real love look like? October 24, 2019I spend a lot of time teaching clients that focusing on your partner’s negative traits will only bring more misery and unhappiness. Conversely, focusing on his/her positives will bring more satisfaction and joy. Most...

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Why Intensive Counseling May Be Just What Your Marriage Needs

Why Intensive Counseling May Be Just What Your Marriage Needs

Why intensive counseling may be just what your marriage needs October 17, 20192…. Glorious…. Days…. It made my day when a client used these words to describe their recent Couples Intensive experience. She also called it a “game changer” for her and her husband –...

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Announcing my first book – The Love Joy Peace Workbook

Announcing my first book – The Love Joy Peace Workbook

Announcing my first book - the love joy peace workbook October 10, 2019There is always so much I want to share with you based on my experiences as a marriage therapist. In fact, I usually have 6 or 7 new blog posts swimming around in my head just waiting for me to...

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Marriage Lessons Learned on the Appalachian Trail

Marriage Lessons Learned on the Appalachian Trail

Marriage lessons learned on the Appalachian trail September 9, 2019About this time two years ago, I fulfilled a dream on my bucket list - I walked the Appalachian Trail. My darling sister-in-law encouraged me to do it, and I agreed, setting off with her and a handful...

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