The Good Marriage: How and Why Love Lasts – Book Summary
Do you have a good marriage? Discover in The Good Marriage research that indicates key ingredients or tasks for a successful, loving and long-term coupleship.
relationships
Ruin the Myth of ‘Helping’ with Household Chores
By knowing who contributes time to what tasks will help you better invite cooperation for sharing home responsibilities.
Reach Out to those Feeling Lonely: Flatten the Curve
Feeling Lonely? Have you had some significant moments of feeling lonely? Most of us have felt deep and empty disconnect and sadness. I felt it as a farm girl, living at the end of a long lane. I felt it in high school, being surrounded by other students while feeling shunned. I felt it when […]
Loneliness and What To Do About It
“Loneliness kills!” Dr. Robert Waldinger, Harvard University We were forty-years-old when my hubby was transferred from Ontario to Calgary, Alberta. I felt excited to explore the employment opportunities in this dynamic city. After four months of job seeking, I was still unemployed. I was often home alone and the phone seldom rang from near or […]
How to Proactively Mend a Broken Relationship
Repair Ideas for Your Broken Relationship It takes courage to reach out and mend a broken relationship. Those with a high level of resiliency demonstrate exceptional courage to do so. As the American author and poet, Maya Angelou wrote: Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice […]
What to Know about Boundaries in Relationships
Boundaries in Relationships Most of us have had our personal boundaries violated. I have been asked in a job interview how much money my husband makes. The obvious answer was “None of your business.” Then there was the manager who patted my behind. Boundaries in relationships help all parties feel emotionally and physically safe. When […]
The ‘Disease to Please’ is Approval Seeking
How can you tell if you are addicted to approval?
Are You Asking Effective Questions?
When we ask the questions, we have a sense of being in control. Ask the open-ended questions to bring you resilient insights, understanding, and conclusions.
Tips to Transform Patterns of Poor Communication
During covid many of us isolated with family or others, and conversations may have gone sideways. Here are tips to transform our communication.
Recognition is Important! Learn How to Do It the Right Way
People with high resilience value acknowledgement and use words of recognition.
Tried and True Relationship Advice That Sticks
If you want to experience an emotionally safe, growth enhancing, and beautifully connecting event, consider attending The Rocky Mountain Couples Retreat.
How to Find Accepting and Compassionate Friends
Shame researcher, Brené Brown, laid the ground work of who to avoid when we need to share our story. But what are the signs of a compassionate friend?