Throwing Away the To-do List: 3 Tips for Living Life Out-of-Order

People often beat themselves up for not being married already or their career not being where they think it should be. It is as though someone handed them the outline of someone else’s book and expected them to write it! Take that outline crumple it up and THROW IT AWAY!

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Why try marriage counseling?

Why try marriage counseling?

A good marriage counselor is there to help you reconnect with the person you fell in love with. It’s our job to support you and your partner, not be the judge of your fights. The only people who can decide what is right for your relationship are you and your partner. Trying marriage counseling can be scary, however, there are also some really compelling reasons to try marriage counseling. Here are just a few…

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Three steps to improving your relationship: Stop Fighting and Start Talking

Three steps to improving your relationship: Stop Fighting and Start Talking

People often believe that happy couples don't argue but that is a fairy tale that ended with "and they lived happily ever after". Real relationships are created by individuals who have agreed to share a life together and they see the world through more than one set of eyes. Couples who learn to listen and communicate effectively are the couples that last.

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Do you fight dirty? Four Signs you are headed for divorce and how to turn it around.

Do you fight dirty? Four Signs you are headed for divorce and how to turn it around.

Every couple fights at some point because they are two different people trying to come together on many important topics such as money, division of labor, and sex. The difference between couples who stay together and couples who don't is how they manage these arguments over the life of the relationship.

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You feel like you are failing… but you’re not. Here’s why…

You feel like you are failing… but you’re not. Here’s why…

We feel like we aren’t doing enough, or being enough. We feel guilty when we take time for ourselves. We are often exhausted, stressed out, and at the end of our rope. I think we all feel like that sometimes. So here is what I have learned….you might feel like you are failing, but you're not.

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