You could read a whole stack of self-help books to improve your relationship, but feel like you aren’t getting anywhere. Because if you don’t get to the root of your unhappiness, you may end up putting a bandaid over what really needs attention. Often under the struggle or unhappiness is a lack of self-love or […]

Loneliness in Kansas City While Kansas City is a great place to live and is known for its barbeque, baseball, jazz, trains, and fountains, it can still feel lonely. How do you make a big city feel less lonely? Whether you have recently relocated to the Kansas City area or you are going through a […]

You had this really nasty fight with your significant other and you can’t stop thinking about it. The kind of argument that lasts for hours and you can’t even remember what you are fighting about by the time you are done. You feel emotionally drained and physically exhausted. Yet you keep replaying the argument in […]

You feel like you have tried everything to get your spouse to understand what you need in your relationship. But nothing is working. Or if it works, it doesn’t last for long. You are so frustrated, but you don’t want to throw in the towel. Because even though you sometimes feel at the end of […]

You’ve had this nagging feeling going on for days, or maybe even weeks. You just can’t shake it. That feeling that you just aren’t happy in your relationship. You wish your partner would meet your needs better. And when you get to this point, you can’t help but blurt out how you are feeling in hopes […]

When is the last time you spent time alone with your spouse where you weren’t asleep or completely distracted? Married couples can start to feel like roommates after you have kids. Your days are filled with taking care of others or putting out fires at the office. And you feel like there isn’t much time […]

Couples want to talk about sex but often have a hard time starting the conversation. When topics are emotionally heavy with hurt, guilt, or shame, sometimes people think it’s easier to keep quiet. So couples tend to avoid talking about it and keep repeating the same patterns. One spouse asks for sex, and the other one […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]