Tag Archives: Communication

Life Hack: Finances

One area of marriage that tends to have a lot of conflict is finances, however there are some simple things that can be done to at least prevent some of the conflict. Years into our marriage we went to a … Continue reading

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Life Hack: Sharing a Calendar

We teach quite a few tools about how to resolve conflict, but most of the time it is easier to just minimize conflict. Having a shared calendar is one way to minimize conflict over schedules. We’ve learned over the years … Continue reading

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Life Hack: Farm Financial Document

One simple thing I have done for my wife and kids is to sit down and write a document about many things stored in my head about our big picture finances and running our farm. I’m glad I have finally … Continue reading

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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

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