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December 15,2022

Cultivating Your Relationship: Would You Say That to a Friend?

We often forget that our mental health as an individual has a huge amount to do with the health of...

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November 4,2022

5 Ways to Make Your Partner’s Day Better

We all want to feel appreciated and loved in our relationship.  It is far too easy to take your partner...

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October 20,2022

Couples Hygge – “Self” Care for Relationships

You may have heard the Danish word “hygge” come up several years ago, when it was a finalist for the...

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September 20,2022

Newly Empty Nest? Optimize This Time to Reprioritize Your Marriage

Here is the most obvious nugget of knowledge ever: Having kids drastically changes your life. Priorities change. Your focus changes....

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August 9,2022

Reading Love: What Do Connection Bids Look Like?

“Love is simple.” “Love is complicated.” Both feel true at different times. If you could make a roadmap of love,...

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July 6,2022

Romantic Vacations Mean Managing Relationship Expectations

If we’re being honest, many of us have felt some of our lowest moments while on vacation. These didn’t make...

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June 17,2022

Change Your Language, Change Your Relationship

Have you ever wondered how some conversations with your partner can descend into bickering so quickly? It’s true that conflict...

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May 11,2022

You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Identifying Needs vs....

You’ve heard the adage “Pick your battles,” but that can go out the window when your partner leaves dishes in...

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April 11,2022

How to Restore Joy in Your Relationship

“Click.” A door closing as you retreat to separate rooms. A remote turning on the TV to fill the silence....

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March 16,2022

Build Love: See the Effort Behind Your Partner’s Actions

What does "build love" mean? Sometimes we get caught on a very specific way that love “should” look. This can...

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