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 […]
EXHAUSTED? Best Marriage Hack How do you do marriage stacking when we’re tired as all get out? Some days, I’m too tired to talk, let alone connect. But that’s where gentle stacking comes in. You don’t have to perform. You don’t have to have deep talks every single night of the […]
MARRIAGE Game-Changer: DO IT Here’s my rule of thumb for hard conversations in marriage. If you know you need to have it, the fact that it’s hard is not a reason to avoid it. Avoiding that conversation will always cost you more than having it—emotionally, relationally, and long-term. In the moment, […]
Want a Better Marriage? THIS Here’s a marriage hack you might not have heard before… Count your WINS in your marriage. While I was recently out of the country, my husband—who I left behind with the kids—sent me this quick update: “The kids are still alive, the house is still standing, […]
Spring Break Plans? Avoid This MISTAKE It is March 6th. What’s the plan for spring break? If you and your spouse have not started talking about it—YET—I encourage you to do so. Tonight, tomorrow—anytime NOW is good. Start the conversation NOW. Start the conversation before it’s too late. Like any other […]
Married Life Weekend Strategy – A Conversation For Your Marriage (WIN) Are you and your spouse – come Sunday night, Monday morning – saying to yourselves, “Ugh, not again. What a disaster of a weekend?” It came up in a session with a couple of mine AGAIN – so we need […]
