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How Empathy Saved My Marriage
I consider myself a pretty empathic person. I’m a therapist after all. I’d make a pretty lousy therapist if I didn’t have empathy. Yet when it came to my marriage. Empathy was NOWHERE to
50% of Marriages End in Divorce
50% of marriages end in divorce 60% of second time marriages end in divorce. Why are these stats so high? I believe the real problem is that people don’t know how to be married. No one
Why Couples Therapy Often Fails
I get asked a lot, what’s the difference between therapy and coaching. People have lots of different explanations around this. Some say therapy is more focused on the past and coaching is focused on the future. Some say therapy
Tired of Walking Around on Eggshells in Your Marriage?
You’re careful about what you say so you don’t upset your partner and cause an argument. You pain over how to bring up an issue because you’re worried about how he’ll react. Censoring what you say and how you say
Do You Consider Yourself a Good Listener?
What about when it comes to your marriage? Do you listen to your partner like you would a good friend? Or is it more like you’re kinda listening but really thinking about how wrong they are and what you’re planning
We’re Just So Different
I hear this from every woman or couple I work with. They think “we’re just so different” is the reason their relationship is not working. And wonder “how do we make this work when
Everyday We Have Opportunities to GROW & EVOLVE Into a Higher Version of Ourselves
Not only in our marriage. In EVERY relationship we are a part of. From children, to parents, to the check out clerk at the grocery store, literally everyone we come in contact with. Through our relationships
5 Weeks Ago My Client Was Considering Divorce!
She was doubtful that doing the work ALONE would make a difference in her marriage. She was CONVINCED that her HUSBAND needed to participate in marriage coaching or it wouldn’t work. After just 5 sessions working
Wondering How to Convince Your Partner to Go to Marriage Counseling With You?
So the therapist can take your side. Tell your husband the same things you’ve been telling him for years. And hopefully, finally, he’ll see he’s wrong and HE’LL CHANGE? If you’re nodding your head in agreement.
Why It’s Not Working
WHY ISN’T IT WORKING? Trying to change what you’re doing WITHOUT changing your beliefs and attitudes ONLY creates temporary change. You’ve been caught in a painful cycle of arguments. YOUR TRIGGERS ARE RUNNING THE SHOW.
You can react or respond in your marriage
LIVING YOUR LIFE IN REACTION TO THINGS YOU CAN’T CONTROL IS EXHAUSTING. Especially in your marriage. You wish that you didn’t get so hurt by things that your partner says or does? You DON’T have to!
Have You Forgotten to Listen?
THE reason YOUR HUSBAND is NOT talking to YOU is because you’re NOT LISTENING. You probably don’t even realize it. In fact you probably consider yourself a really good listener. But what happens when