Success Can Be Bittersweet Some of the most satisfying, but frustrating words I hear from the couples who come to me for counseling are this: “This is so helpful! I wish we would have done this years ago!” When couples break through their arguments and really start to know themselves and each other on a […]
If You Have To Ask For It, It Doesn’t Count, Right?
I want to clear up a misconception I see so often in marriage counseling that I should make t-shirts. If I could get this message out to every couple in the world, I think we could almost hear the planet getting a little happier. It’s this: When you ask for something, and someone gives it […]
Do You Want Things To Be This Way A Year From Now?
“If nothing changes, nothing changes.” I don’t know who first said that, but it challenges one of the biggest obstacles to a better life: waiting. Some people call it “hope” — hoping things will get better — without a plan. Other people call it fear — holding on to what you have because change sounds […]