Category Archives: Marriage
Roadmap for Helping to Building Trust After An Affair (Shelly Lopez)
Shelley Lopez, MS, LPC, IMFT of CitiLookout shared with our mentoring group her thoughts on rebuilding trust after an affair. The Process for the Violator a. Radical Honesty b. Accept Responsibility c. Openness d. Make Amends e. Accountability f. Daily … Continue reading
Harville Hendrix (AMFM Workshop)
I really enjoyed Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt’s (Harville’s wife) workshop at the AMFM conference. Harville developed IMAGO therapy which you can learn more about at his website. He had a couple demonstrate the Imago Dialogue which is very similar … Continue reading
Speaker/Listener Technique on the Today Show
This is an excellent clip about how to improve couple communication by using what is called the speaker/listener technique. Meredith Viera points out that it is does not feel natural to do this with your partner, which is true! “Natural” … Continue reading
Why Pre-marital?
This is a good story on CNN about the pluses of premarital education. We enjoy helping couples lay a good foundation for marriage. Many young people are excited to try to do marriage right and realize that it takes work. … Continue reading
Life After Reconciliation
We have been reconciled a little over five and a half years. Here are some things that I have learned in that time. Reconciliation is a long term process. Our marriage didn’t fall apart in a short time and it … Continue reading
What Marriage Isn’t
Our son Matthew passed along the article below. Two key points that struck me were to watch out for irreconcilable expectations in a marriage, and that marriage changes our legal status but not our character. http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/relationship/features/22399-5-things-marriage-isnt
Friday Ramblings
Just thought I would share a few things that have been running around in my head. I should know it but sometimes I forget, if life is to be lived to the full it is to be all about Jesus. … Continue reading
Don’t Give Up by Gary Chapman
Great article from Gary Chapman about reasons not to give up on your marriage. Don’t Give Up Do you feel like giving up on your marriage? I’ve been counseling people with marital struggles for over thirty-five years. And, often they … Continue reading
Did I Take This Man?
This lady looks back with both humor and serious reflection on what it takes to make a marriage work. http://kyria.com/topics/marriagefamily/marriage/romancesex/6w5088.html?start=1
Hope
I’ve talked to several people this past week who are having a hard time having hope for their marriages. I just read this devotional today from Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman and think that it might offer some … Continue reading
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