Have you ever wanted to stop negative thinking about someone you really care about but couldn’t? Have you ever thought the worst about your partner (even for a moment)? And have you ever wished you could get on the same side or the same team […]
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When your partner has difficulty expressing emotion, it can be frustrating. Here are 3 tips for communicating more deeply with your partner and yourself…
3 Tips When Your Partner Has Difficulty Expressing Emotion… Read More »
As Otto left for the home improvement store with measuring tape in hand, I cringed. I thought his idea for how to anchor the banister to the wall leading to the top floor of our home would look like people who didn’t know what they
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Did you ever feel lost about which road to follow in your life and unable to move forward? That was me at the end of my freshman year at Otterbein college when somewhere inside me I knew I wasn’t on the “right” road as a
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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…
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It’s Otto writing today and I want to share a story about one of the most difficult days of my life in the hope that it will be helpful to you. Enjoy… It was about 9:30 pm on a Saturday night and my son was
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One of the ways to resolving control dramas in relationships is to see “control” as the illusion it really is. Control is completely made up in the minds of the people involved. Here’s the thing… Control dramas in relationships come in all shapes and sizes
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Many of us suffer from the addiction called “Black and White Thinking” but don’t see it or don’t realize all the trouble it causes. Black and white thinking is “either-or” thinking. It’s thinking there is only one option and not being open to hearing another…
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In terms of priority, where do you feel like you rank with your partner? Are you and your relationship their 1st priority? Or are you and your relationship… 2nd… 3rd…. or an even lower priority? If you and your relationship are a top priority to
Relationship Advice When You Feel Like You’re A Low Priority Read More »
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
Difficult Conversations for Couples–They Can Be Easy Read More »
