Have you ever wanted to tell someone how mad you are, but you don’t? Instead, you keep your anger to yourself, so you don’t start a fight. The only problem is your anger is bubbling over, even if you don’t express it directly. Keeping your anger to yourself isn’t always a bad idea, as long […]

When Trying to Communicate with a Less Talkative Spouse Has this ever happened to you? When you tell your spouse about your day or share a story, he or she just looks at you with a blank expression. In response, you try to pull for more to learn his or her thinking too. You desperately […]

Counseling Myths May Be Holding You Back from Seeking Help Has anyone ever told you to find a therapist, so you have someone to talk to? While this comment about counseling is half true, it reveals one of the common myths about counseling. Working with a counselor is more than a passive consultation where someone nods their head and asks you “how does that […]

Finding Hope When Your Relationship Changes Do you remember when you used to think about your partner all day long? You couldn’t wait until you saw him or her next and would get butterflies in your stomach just thinking about it. Now fast-forward a few years into marriage and you probably have at least one […]

Have you been thinking about going to counseling for a long time? But you have been waiting on your spouse to agree that counseling is a good idea. On average couples wait 6 years after problems started to go to counseling. But you don’t need to keep putting off counseling for yourself if your spouse isn’t […]

You want to be less critical of yourself and more confident when you are going through hard times. And you want to challenge yourself to try new things. But you feel like your lack of confidence is holding you back. What if it’s not that you lack confidence in yourself, but it’s the myths you […]

 When Self-Care for Moms Isn’t a Priority When you get stressed out, do you make less time for yourself? If you speed up, you probably neglect your own self-care. I know you want to take care of your family’s needs. But if you are never on your to-do list, you will burnout. And when you […]

The Link Between Depression and a Critical Spouse You feel like you can’t do anything right in your husband’s eyes. And you are tired of feeling like you aren’t good enough. You worry that if you don’t get help, you will start to disappear or become depressed. You have created this great family, but you […]

When Fantasies Turn into Infidelity You were struggling in your marriage, and you started to wonder if you’d be happier with someone else. You started to search for old friends online and maybe exchanged a few messages with them. And then the communication became more flirty than friendly, and you found it easier to talk […]

The Loneliness of Going through Divorce You are hurt, lonely, and yearning for companionship when you go through a divorce. Men especially report that their wife is their life, and they are anxious about being on their own without their spouse. Just as it’s hard to get used to being single again, it can be hard […]