There Are Two Kinds of Couples… There are two kinds of couples. One kind holds on to the hurt. They replay the fight over and over. They build a whole story around the betrayal, the disrespect, the silence—all of it. And it just sits there between them like a wall. They […]
Lose the Marriage Junk Food How would you like to drop the emotional weight that’s dragging your marriage down? Here’s how to do that. Look for the obvious indulgences. Which one is it for you? Is it the nightly scroll on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok instead of finding your husband or […]
Missing the POINT Let’s flip the script on Father’s Day. Because for most people, most couples, even, they’re doing it all wrong. And no, I’m not saying that you need to spend a lot of money or go big. I’m saying that there’s a difference between a day with a gift […]
Silence That’s DEADLY I had a couple in here last week who said, “We don’t really fight. We just stopped talking for a while.” I even had someone say, “I don’t remember what we used to talk about for so long all those years ago when we would spend whole days […]
Better Marriages Everywhere If you’re ever finding yourself tempted to text your spouse during the day, did you ever regret it afterward? Here’s the rubric that I go by. One that I’ve used myself in my 18-year-old marriage. Yes, our marriage is an adult now. And one that I’ve used with […]
You can’t FIX What You AVOID Sometimes couples will come in and say, “We want to have better conflict resolution.” But they haven’t had a real conversation since that emotional affair a few years back. Here’s the thing: you can’t work on the symptom and not look at the source. Not […]
Don’t Waste Those Precious Nights It’s Friday night. Are you too struggling, like so many of us married folk struggle, with looking through Netflix and just not being able to find what you want to watch? If you’re looking for meaningful ways to connect, click the video. Your Marriage – THIS […]
Marriage Bomb: THIS Changes EVERYTHING I had a couple sitting across from me. The standoff mode—you know the one. Neither one wanted to go first, to soften. So I said, “Look, one of you has to go first. Why not you?” Going first doesn’t mean that you were wrong. It doesn’t […]
Accidentally Building WALLS in Marriage? Despite what you heard growing up, you’re not too much. You are not a burden. You just have needs, just like everyone else walking on this planet. So say what you need. Say it clearly. Say it kindly. But don’t keep it inside. Why? Because silence […]
Marriage HACK for Parents Okay, so marriage stacking sounds great. But what if you’ve got kids around 24/7? Totally get it. Here’s the trick: you include them, and then carve out space with each other inside the chaos. While the kids are doing homework or bath time—assuming that they’re old enough to […]
