In so many couples that I work with, trust always emerges. How can you trust someone, if you are fighting, disrespecting each other, being critical, or causing emotional or physical harm? When trust is breached, there will not be love, honesty, transparency, closeness, tenderness, etc. The passion in the relationship […] [READ MORE]

After the busyness of the holidays, you may find yourself falling into the couch and looking across the room at your spouse and wonder "who are you?". Entering into January can present an opportunity to put your relationship as a priority. It often begins with taking a couple of simple […] [READ MORE]

They keys to change can be so simple at times. These keys are not the actions, but the mindsets that couples need to have to be successful in communicating through their problems. I had someone telling me lately that one word was changing their conversations; the word "we". When using this […] [READ MORE]

When your marriage experiences difficulties, it is most often not one big problem. It is usually a series of events that has occurred over a long period of time. Some of the hurts can be longstanding patterns of your relationship that have begun to seem "normal". This can give a […] [READ MORE]

You may be asking "What is missing in my marriage?". The main reason that you got married in the first place was to show your commitment to one another. Too often, couples find themselves in a place where they are holding to their commitment, because it is 'the right thing […] [READ MORE]

Marriage is an arrangement of two people who decide to commit to a relationship, often vowing "til death do us part". The literal interpretation of this, is physical death. However the marriage statistics clearly show that half of marriages do not hold out for physical death. The reason many marriages do […] [READ MORE]

Where's the commitment? Our society lacks an attitude of commitment. When we don't get our way, we take ona victim mentality. There are many victims, but often we fall into this mindset prematurely. I am honored to meet with couples everyday that show me what real commitment looks like. These couples fight […] [READ MORE]

Whenever a couple is looking to revitalize their marriage, it is always good to remember what drew you to each other in the first place! In this part of your story, I often hear about a growing love that is built upon communication, respect, nurturance, intimacy and passion. What happens […] [READ MORE]