Has giving an apology become a lost art? Often I hear about how our society is less civil and it seems that one part of that loss is the ability to apologize well. Linked closely with an ability to apologize is obviously the ability to take personal responsibility or to hold someone accountable. ...read more
The Importance of GOOD Premarital Counseling
Engagements bring much excitement and dreams about the future but often don't bring up thoughts on the importance of good premarital counseling. It's so easy to worry that this kind of counseling will somehow "spoil" the joy. Given that engagements should be about marriage and not a wedding, it's ...read more
Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
When a good friend tells you something came up and she has to cancel plans, what do you do? Do you make the worst case assumptions about the "real" reasons or are you good at giving the benefit of the doubt? Often, in friendship and in early dating, we are all better at giving the benefit of the ...read more
10 Tips to Fair Fighting
Perhaps you are thinking that a marriage counselor and relationship coach shouldn't be teaching you to fight with your partner. Now, while I'd love it if couples didn't fight, we all know that conflict is a part of life and it WILL happen. When conflict arises, it's important that you at least are ...read more
