One of the most upsetting feelings you could ever experience when you’re in a relationship or marriage (especially when you’ve been together a long time) is… When you feel like you can’t say what you think or how you feel and be understood. You can feel unbearably empty and… It just sucks the life out… [Read More]

One of the most common problems in relationships is something so simple, yet can be so difficult at the same time. It’s the ability to say “no” without feeling like you are “hurting” the other person–and being okay with it without all the guilt that usually goes with it. We realize that for some people,… [Read More]

Pushing buttons can keep a relationship in upset and misunderstanding. Here’s a way to get out of that destructive pattern and to more loving…

Control issues can cripple a relationship. Here are 3 new ways to see control so you can get out of the struggle and move toward love…

Stress-free communication can happen in your relationship. Here are 3 ways to begin to create the communication and relationship you want…

Here are 3 ways we dealt with money issues and differences in our relationship to create deeper connection and love even when it was difficult…

“We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there. We’re going to do what they say can’t be done…” “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there. We’re going to do what they say can’t be done…” These were the lyrics that the late… [Read More]

Misunderstandings are so common in relationship and also can be so deadly. Randy had been searching for a new job off and on for awhile and he seemed to be in turmoil about what kind of job he even wanted. Sally, his girlfriend for the last couple of years, wanted him to take some tests… [Read More]

In relationships of all kinds, the conflict of independence-dependence can be one of the stickiest issues that people have to deal with. Since we’re all so different, each of us has a greater or lesser desire for freedom and independence and that’s where the “rub” comes in. If you’re “too” independent in relationships, there’s little… [Read More]

When it comes to relationships, if there’s one issue that stands out as a major problem and one that can be changed with a little understanding, it’s this… The way you talk to each other. It’s not only the words you say, but it’s the way you say them and your intention behind those words… [Read More]