6 Signs of Trustworthy vs. Untrustworthy Partners
What causes a partner to cheat or become untrustworthy in other ways? It’s a question researchers have been asking for decades and there is no set answer. For example, you…
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Is Neurobiofeedback Promising For Asperger’s?
People with Asperger’s Syndrome have many gifts: high intelligence, a capacity to focus on many details and a high work ethic among them. They can offer unique insights and perspective….
You Can’t Hurry Trust
Linda: When Joyce and Barry were both twenty-five, something happened that Joyce was completely unprepared for. Barry had an affair with her best friend. Neither of them could lie nor…
7 Kinds of Crying and What They Mean
Various people have tried to understand the meaning of human crying, beginning, perhaps, with Aristotle, the Greek philosopher. It appears there may be at least seven kinds of crying.
Is a “Good Enough Marriage” Enough for You?
Linda:Large numbers of people, some single desiring to be married, and some already married but struggling, would be happy to have a “good enough” marriage. In all likelihood, they are…
The New “Mixed Marriage”
Linda: Years ago, the term mixed marriage referred to a couple that came from different races or religions. These days, the term is used to refer to those who are…
Rescue Marriage
“In a successful rescue marriage the partners’ early experiences have been traumatic. They are the walking wounded as they begin their lives together. The healing that takes place during the…
There’s a Lid for Every Pot
Commitment and intention are both mighty forces, and are especially potent when they are combined. Commitment is one of the most important variables that contributes to the outcome of a…
The Cheap Thrill You Get From Putting Down
Faye and Chip had been locked in a struggle for power that was taking an enormous toll on their marriage. Because they both were run by the fear of being…
8 Ways Childhood Neglect Affected Your Life
Most people have experienced childhood neglect to one degree or another at some point during their lives. Of those, many don’t even recognize it as neglect or abuse because people…
I Don’t Remember Agreeing to This
An expcert from our new book released April 2018, That Which Doesn’t Kill Us: How One Couple Became Stronger at the Broken Places from Chapter 3: I Don’t Remember Agreeing…
5 Ways Courage Can Help You Live a Life You Love
Courage feels big, doesn’t it? When we think of courage we often pull up images of unbelievable strength, conquering impossible obstacles or climbing to the peak of the mountain with…
Monogamy is More Than Sexual
Charlie: Perhaps no aspect of marriage is more provocative, challenging, and misunderstood than monogamy. More than an agreement for sexual exclusivity, monogamy is actually a shared commitment to consecrate marriage…
Crisis Can Awaken Us
Charlie: In what for most of us is the frantic pace of daily life, couples often tend to forget much about what originally drew us together and focus more on…
Together, Against, Apart
Linda: In the field of couples counseling, a great deal is explored about the together aspect of relationships with attention placed on the critical importance of commitment, open communication, caring,…
Vision Part 1: Let Your Vision Be Big
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside awakens.” – Carl Jung Linda: Many people think that…
Every Accusation is an Autobiography
Our partner can be our mirror. Linda: Bill was the playful one of the pair. He had a job, but striving, worry, and stress were not his style. Hard working,…