Cliff was fed up, disappointed, hurt and felt like a fool for trusting too much once again… And his father was the reason. After years of rehashing the same argument about Cliff going into the ministry instead of pursuing a career in what he loved–music… …
One path to rebuilding love after broken trust is to find out if there’s still enough love or enough desire to want to rebuild the relationship in a new way. Most of the time when trust has been broken, one or both people want to …
In the span of just a few hours, Susie heard the stories of three people who had been dealing with thorny relationship issues with their partners and didn’t know what to do. One man said he didn’t know how to talk with his wife about …
3 Tips for Handling Thorny Relationship Issues that Build Trust… Read More »
As Carly sat at the kitchen table staring at her husband Frank with resentment, she wondered how things would ever be right in their marriage again. It had been years since she felt important to Frank because he was either focused on his phone watching …
Most of us intellectually know that forgiveness is a good thing–that it’s good to not hold onto resentment, pain and hurt from the past. But when it comes to actually “doing” forgiveness and letting go of resentments, we often choose to hold onto the hurt. …
It can really be confusing when you feel something just isn’t right but you’re not sure whether to trust your gut instincts feeling–or not. So you might pull away to guard yourself from what might happen without really knowing the truth or … You might …
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It doesn’t take much looking these days to find something that could strike fear in the hearts of any one of us… Everywhere we go (and were assuming for you too), people are fearful… -About the Coronavirus as it spreads and the difficulty in finding …
Finding Hope when Fear, Dread and Uncertainty Are Running Rampant… Read More »
Here are 3 ways to stop unfair criticism if you’re struggling in your relationship and a story of hope from Susie and Otto Collins…
While we all know that blaming and judging isn’t healthy for relationships, we all do it. When someone doesn’t act the way we think they should or do what we want them to do… We blame and judge–even in our minds. It just seems to …
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One of the biggest stumbling blocks to a happy, healthy relationship is the subtle or not-so-subtle battle for control. Control can be summed up as simply as an attempt to get your needs met. And we make up all the different ways to get our …
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