Have you ever heard the saying, “Couples who play together, stay together”? In our experience working with couples and singles for many years, there is definitely truth to this saying. We’ve found that people who play are healthier and more

Ep 89: Scared To Get Married

Jul 31st, 2020 5m 18s

What do you do if you’re getting married but at the same time scared to get married? I remember we once coached a young couple who came to us 4-5 months prior to their already scheduled wedding. They came to us because she in particular wa

Ep 88: When Your Wife or Husband Wants a Divorce

Jul 25th, 2020 8m 3s

What do you do when your wife or husband tells you they want a divorce? Given that divorce rates in the US are still between 40-50 % for first marriages, and higher still for second and third ones, If we get married at any point in our li

Ep 87: How To Say No To A Second Date

Jul 14th, 2020 5m 7s

One of the questions we often hear from singles is “How do I say no to a second date?”You might have been there. You’ve been on a first date with someone. Maybe it was nice enough, maybe not. The person you were dating really wants a second d

Ep 86: How To Control Anger In A Relationship

Jul 7th, 2020 6m 51s

How do you get anger in a relationship under control?That's a very big topic. In this short episode, we’re giving you a few important pieces of background about anger plus one simple tip to use when you or your partner get angry.If anger tu

Ep 85: How To Make Your Wife Happy

Jul 7th, 2020 5m 4s

During my years of relationship coaching, I can’t tell you how many men have said something like this to me: “If only I had a bullet point list of what do do to make her happy”.In this 4-minute videos, I’ll give you just that, a bullet lis

Ep 84: How To Make Your Husband Happy

Jun 24th, 2020 3m 53s

How to make your husband happy ... in 4 simple steps you can listen to in 3 minutes! How often do spouses wonder how to make their partner happy? Do you ever wonder how to make your husband happy? Does it sometimes seem that what you’re doing

Ep 83: My Husband Doesn't Value Me

Jun 23rd, 2020 14m 48s

If you have the experience that your husband/BF/partner doesn’t value you, you probably feel hurt, angry, sad, or all of them in combination.Feeling unvalued impacts your own self esteem and spills over into the quality of your entire relatio

Ep 82: 10 Signs of a Toxic Relationship

Jun 15th, 2020 15m 57s

10 Signs of a Toxic RelationshipHave you ever found yourself in the kind of relationship where you’re asking, “Am I in a toxic relationship?” or “Is this relationship really good for me?”Toxic relationships are often complicated by being co

Ep 81: How To Revive Intimacy

Jun 15th, 2020 18m 50s

Ep 80: My Wife Doesn't Respect Me!

May 26th, 2020 15m 11s

My wife doesn't respect me! What I am going to do about that?This is a refrain we often hear from husbands.Obviously, we would all hope that our partners would treat us with kindness and respect, but sometimes that’s not the dynamic we have

Ep 79: Is He The One? Is She The One?

May 26th, 2020 12m 5s

Is he the one? Is she the one? When you’re a single person, that’s a really big, important question. As it turns out, sometimes it’s too big. I still remember from all my single years how much that question was on my mind, even haunted me.

Ep 78: How Personal Stress Affects Our Relationship

May 20th, 2020 9m 15s

How Personal Stress Affects Our Relationship. It’s no surprise that personal stress spills over into our relationships, and to all other aspects of our lives. Stress tends to be contagious, too, so that one partner’s stress “transfers” to the

Ep 77: How to Deal with an Emotionally Unavailable Partner

May 18th, 2020 14m 4s

When you have the experience of your partner being emotionally unavailable, you're probably feeling that you're not being "met", that you're not being heard, that you can't get your messages across, or that he/she is always trying to fix you wh

Ep 76: How To Communicate About Relationship Issues

May 12th, 2020 12m 8s

How To Communicate About Relationship Issues.The most common issue couples present to us is Communication (or lack thereof). It is one thing to communicate about logistics and practicalities such as who goes shopping, who makes food, who pick

Ep 75: Can You Rebuild Trust in a Relationship?

May 11th, 2020 11m 50s

Can You Rebuild Trust In A Relationship?When trust is broken in a relationship, it can cause a lot of harm. If trust is broken repeatedly over time, sometimes years, it becomes very difficult to repair and stay together.Whether trust can be

Ep 73: How To Keep Intimacy Alive In Close Quarters

May 8th, 2020 10m 56s

A lot of couples are in VERY close quarters during Coronavirus (Covid-19) times. Whereas during "normal" times couples need to carve out time together, during shelter-in-place it's a bigger challenge getting time apart.Actually, that's our fi

Ep 74: How To Make Marriage Fun Again

May 5th, 2020 9m 17s

How to make marriage fun again! Anyone else feel like "Groundhog Day" in your marriage these days? Other than stuff we find on our screens, there's a whole lot less diversion and adventure while we're waiting out the corona restrictions. As c

Ep 72: Date Night Ideas For Married Couples

Apr 28th, 2020 12m 54s

Date Night Ideas for Married Couples. Date night is always a good idea. With the increased "ground hog day" feeling many of us are having during Coronavirus (Covid-19) times, coming up with date ideas can be a really great romantic break from

Ep 71: How To Remain On The Same Team During Coronavirus

Apr 28th, 2020 9m 15s

And how to communicate with your partner when you disagree. In relationship, it can be a real challenge to stay on the same team during Coronavirus times. When your partner has a different understanding of how to observe safety precautions t

Ep 70 How To Make Long Distance Relationships Deeply Intimate

Apr 21st, 2020 12m 43s

During Coronavirus (Covid-19), many more relationships have turned into long distance relationships. If you're not sheltering in place with your partner, you could be living in the same town, but still effectively have a long distance relations

Ep 69: How To Get To Know Your Partner Again

Apr 20th, 2020 8m 16s

What kinds of questions to ask your partner to get to know him or her in a deeper way?When you've been together with someone for a while, maybe even several decades, it's easy to lose your sense of curiosity and assume you know everything the

Ep 68: How to Survive Working From Home With Your Spouse or Partner

Apr 10th, 2020 8m 11s

During Coronavirus (Covid-19) times, a lot of people are finding themselves working at home. It can be really challenging when you got two people working and living in the same house, perhaps with kids or family too. Here are 5 Tips for How t

Ep 67: How To Grow in a Relationship while Social Distancing

Apr 10th, 2020 10m 21s

During the social distancing we’re all finding ourselves in, it’s essential that we find ways to grow in our relationship. We’ll share 3 ways to grow together, plus some suggestion for how to make it practical. #1: Define what “growing” means

Ep 66: Corona Relationship Advice #13 When We Disagree

Mar 31st, 2020 11m 2s

There’s a lot to disagree about in quarantine times. Which rules and recommendations do we follow? How do we interpret them? When we disagree, there’s always a deeper motivation. We share a simple method to discover your deeper motivation.A c