Codependent No More?

after infidelity
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Top 4 Causes For Divorce (And What To Do About It)

Top 4 Causes For Divorce
[et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Do you find yourself worrying about divorce in your marriage? Are you concerned about all of the couples around you that you see ending up divorced? Do you ever look at your spouse or your marriage and worry that you are heading down the same terrible path? Divorce […]

Is love the most powerful emotion in human existence?

Marni Amsellem

Most people say it is impossible to change another person. I have watched families beg their addicted kids to accept the gift of treatment and I know that Love is enough. You just need to express it in ways that sometimes feel unbearable to do. The fear of stopping the status quo because they threaten […]

The Top 5 Reasons why your spouse is just not that into you

The top 5 reasons why your spouse may be pulling away from your marriage ……and what you can do about each one: You live with your spouse. You see them every day. But why does it feel like lately they have been a million miles away? How is it possible that this person you know […]

Relationship Commitment versus Permission

When a friendship turns into a sexual relationship, people who are married or in an exclusive relationship have already ignored their original commitment and given themselves permission to go ahead. For some people, commitment comes with a mindfulness of the need for exclusivity, about which they have no second thoughts. For others, commitment is conditional […]

How Exercising As A Couple Can Help

after the affair

  The discovery of infidelity in a relationship often breaks down the normal flow of communication, trust and collaboration. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone going through it, but on the road to recovery there are many exercises and activities that you can do to help rebuild and even improve upon what was […]

The Two Sneakiest Marriage Problems

passive aggressive

Among the many couples who’ve consulted with us, we’ve come across two common problems that they fight about the most.  To the passing eye, these everyday problems aren’t threatening – but any couple should know better than to ignore them. Just because they’re common, it doesn’t mean you should take them for granted. They can […]

A Car Mechanic’s View of Marriage

Step 6 - Forgiveness

If you’ve ever owned a car for some time, you’ve probably had it repaired for some reason. Just recently, I had problems with my own ride.  I was in a rush last week to leave for an appointment when the engine refused to start.  Flustered, I struggled with it for almost half an hour until […]

3 Ways to Beat Bankruptcy In Your Marriage

avoid marriage bakruptcy

Previously, we discussed how to build up friendship in your marriage.  We called this your Love Bank and you can keep your account balance high by making specific types of deposits. A healthy Love Bank has a good amount of friendship which you can use as “emotional currency” that you can spend during times of […]

How to Argue All The Time and Stay Together

Step 6 - Forgiveness

In my last post The Key to a Happy Marriage, we talked about how Dylan and Sarah’s clashing opinions couldn’t be remedied by simply saying yes all the time.  Instead, they reached a compromise by introducing the willingness to be influenced in a relationship. While a lot of couples may have different positions on an […]