by Nancy | Sep 4, 2018 | Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Soul Mates
For a few agonizing moments, that option was on the table for my late husband Jim and me. It felt like a bottomless chasm had opened up in front of us…one that if we didn’t find a way over, would swallow us and our family whole. The fighting was endless. The pain...
by Nancy | Aug 29, 2018 | Communication Skills, Habit Change, Respectful Behaviors, Soul Mates
Could you relate to the last blog about my lead-footed driving? Even driving the speed limit, there are always cars passing me up! Is one of them yours? Here’s a great fix for speeding tickets, higher insurance rates, excessive wear and tear on your car, and...
by Nancy | Aug 20, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Uncategorized
Yes, that’s me. I constantly battle my impulse to drive too fast. I’m supposed to enjoy the journey…but I just want to get there! I think it started after my young husband unexpectedly died. I was twenty-three years old with two baby boys. I just wanted to...
by Nancy | Aug 14, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Stepfamilies, stepfamily strategies, Uncategorized
This is one of the most inspiring step-couple stories I know of. Although it’s long, the drama of their experience will grip you and not let you go until you get to the end… Gavin and Pamela first met in the 5th grade in 1980 and quickly became best...
by Nancy | Jun 28, 2018 | Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change
The movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell has made the term, Groundhog Day, a metaphor for anything that happens over and over again with confusing, agonizing dependability. Could this be true of your marriage? Are you having the same argument over and over...
by Nancy | Feb 27, 2018 | Commitment, Conflict, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Respectful Behaviors, Uncategorized
When my marriage to my late husband Jim was in jeopardy, at some level I knew that my sarcastic put-downs and yelling were not helping resolve our conflict. But it wasn’t until a great coach began to teach us some basic communication and anger management skills that...
