If you’ve ever said, “We’ve had this conversation before,” you’re not alone. I cannot tell you how many couples sit in my office and say some version of this: “It’s always the same fight.” “It’s like we’re on repeat.” “We never actually resolve it.” They can practically script the conversation from memory. One […]
Relationship Satisfaction: What Does It Actually Mean to You and Your Partner? If I asked you, right now, “Are you satisfied in your relationship?” you’d probably have an answer. But if I asked your spouse the same question… would their answer match yours? This is where things get interesting. In my work with couples, I’ve learned something that surprises […]
Don’t Be Lazy in Marriage Don’t be a generalist. Wait—what? What does that mean? Don’t be a generalist when you say thank you. Don’t say, “Thank you for everything that you do.” This is 2026. We can be specific. “You’re such a great mom.” How? Tell me how I am a […]
Morning on Vacation (Marriage Coach Edition) 10 am Breakfast of Champions (Marriage Coach Edition) Who knows where I’m at? This is how you know it’s vacation mode. It’s a new year. When is your next vacation? Just the two of you. Your marriage will thank you! Don’t Do This In […]
Adult Conflict in Public is a Mystery Have you ever thought to yourself, “Why don’t adult people know how to communicate?” Why don’t they know how to stay on their side of the line? As a result of our conversation and some happenings we witnessed at the beach today, the kids […]
Letting Freedom Win in Your Marriage and Life A dear friend of mine just confessed that this encouraged her. I want to share it, just in case it encourages you too. This is our Christmas tree. I’m not going to lie—it didn’t take us one day to put it up. It […]
Marriage Tip & Reminder For Today Are you and your spouse in the middle of a hard season? Are you two finding yourselves in a valley right now? Has life been really tough? Here’s one sentence that might help you refocus and look at it from a different angle. In the […]
You’re Doing Intimacy Wrong If you want a deeper connection with your spouse in your marriage, you cannot afford to misunderstand intimacy. Most couples are chasing only one tiny piece of it and miss the bigger picture completely. This video explains the six—yes, six—types of intimacy. And I talk about how to […]
My Daughter Just Reminded Me… I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Just in case you forgot, my daughter just reminded me to say: get off work, stop doing work, and go be with your family. Go be with your spouse. That’s all. ’Cause you might miss stuff like this. […]
PSA For all the Wives If you’re a wife like me, you’ve done this more than once, maybe hundreds of times. Actually, every time that my husband used to be off, I’d make it mean that I did something wrong, that I forgot something. I’d go down this list of: What […]
