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HOW TO BUILD A HAPPY, LASTING MARRIAGE
Stepfamilies Require Different Strategies for Success
This blog is specifically for MFTs and Coaches who work with couples who head a stepfamily. Earn 9 CEs from CAMFT for attending Success Strategies for Stepfamilies Seminar! This ONLINE course will be offered once per month for the next year beginning May 1-3,...
Help! I’m going crazy!
Help! I’m going crazy! Face it! We’re all going through a crazy-making time. So how do you move through this time (however long it may turn out to be) without going crazy? Here’s some tips: Limit your news gathering time to 15-30 minutes tops. A steady diet of...
But I want…I need…You should…
Although my first marriage only lasted 4 ½ years due to the untimely death of my husband, it lasted long enough for me to begin to learn some important life lessons. JG was a good man. He worked hard, loved his job, turned his pay over to me and never questioned how...
I’m Into Purging These Days…
I’m really into purging right now… Since the temp outside is 105 I can’t call it Spring Cleaning… But I am making room for some changes in my life. As I look back on my life, I see that every time there was a major change in the air, I purged. Cleaned out cupboards,...
Is it Groundhog day in your relationship?
Ken and Kim had been having the same fight, over and over again, for thirty years. Can you relate? He does (or doesn't do) something, she says...., he reacts defensively, she brings up previous examples of how he's failed her, he counters with accusations of her...
How Are Your Plans Coming Along?
Is your life looking like the blueprints you had in your mind ten or twenty years ago? Is your marriage living up to the dreams you had for it? Or are you suffering with a marriage or relationship that isn’t matching your plans? “When life doesn’t match your...
What Clients Are Saying
Nancy; From Childhood to Relationship Coach
Respect is the Fertilizer for Love
How Can I Help Your Relationship With Yourself and Others?
I’m worried about being a “failure.”
We learn new skills by having them modeled for us or taking a class to learn. If you’ve had neither, how could you expect to know what to do? This is a courageous new step in seeking help, not in “failing” something you’ve never learned.
Do I have to do this with my partner?
We can work individually, though most of the time, I’ve found that it isn’t just one person creating the problem. When both people work together, there’s shared understanding, and practice, that makes these skills more effective.
I’m not sure if I’m ready for 1:1 relationship coaching.
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