If you are a new parent – this is for you. If you plan to one day be a parent – this is for you too. If being a new parent was 40 years ago – you might enjoy remembering. I have a client you just gave birth to a baby boy last week. She…
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“The dirty dishes in the sink needed to be done?” “The dog needs a bath.” “The trash is piled up and overflowing.” “We haven’t had sex in over a month.” I hear these kinds of comments frequently and I can’t help but wonder – whose responsibility is it to initiate action? So, often couples will…
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Remember when you first met your spouse? There probably seemed to be no shortage of ideas for a date night. But now, here you are many years later and your mind seems to have trouble coming up with good date night ideas of activities. I understand. It is easy to get in a rut –such…
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Remember those days when you were dating – you were a team; you had each other’s back; if someone maligned one of you, the other came to your defense. It was you against the world. Then you got married- and for a while, you still were each other’s defender. But slowly, over time, something began…
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Last time I talked about what it takes to make a date night a reality (Which can be challenging). Intentionality becomes important at times in getting all of those necessary details coordinated. In discussing some of those strategies with a couple in my office this week, they raised a different but related question – What…
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I see many couples in my office who struggle to find a consistent date night. It looks good on paper, but when it comes to making it happen, things creep in that so easily derail it. And if the couple has kids, it’s even more difficult. Most couples agree that having a date night is…
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If you have been married for any length of time (probably anything longer than two weeks), you know how easy it is to get out of sync. Oftentimes, we know what it feels like, even if we can’t quite put our finger on what the problem might be. This can be very frustrating and we…
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We have all heard that phrase from time to time. Whether our parents told us that with regards to practicing the piano, or our coach uttered those words as it related to a sport that we may have played – those words may still continue to ring in your ears. But how about applying them…
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In four days our country will celebrate it’s 250th birthday. I am old enough that our 200th birthday doesn’t seem all that long ago – but I digress. This Fourth of July will be a special one and people will celebrate in all kinds of ways – with parades, back-yard bar-be-ques, re-enactments of historical events,…
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I love doing pre-marital counseling. I have had the opportunity to work with couples from the ages of 19 to, most recently 81. And no matter the age, everyone comes with expectations. For the younger couples, it can be naïve expectations, such as – they will always be romantic, never have any negative thoughts about…
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