Weathering Financial Storms

Weathering Financial Storms

It’s clear now that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in the worst U.S. financial crisis since the Great Depression.  While the full scope of the financial fallout remains to be fully known — furloughs, job losses, and pay cuts have already hit many families...
COVID-19 & Marital Stress

COVID-19 & Marital Stress

The COVID-19 Crisis has brought a new phrase into our lexicon: “Social Distancing.”  Paradoxically, while we are keeping our distance  from the population in general, inside our own four walls, we’ve rarely been so close to our partner day in and day out. If you’re...
Successful Marriage Top 10

Successful Marriage Top 10

“Success in marriage does not come merely through finding the right partner, but through being the right partner” – B. Brickner // Finding, and then becoming, the right partner in a relationship can be a complicated journey. There is no one method to meeting...
Are You an Enabler?

Are You an Enabler?

Maybe you have heard of enabling, but you’re unsure what it really means. Enabling has both positive and negative meanings. It can mean being helpful, as in enabling someone to solve a problem or move ahead. There is a line, however, past which being supportive is no...
Your Unhappiness Quotient

Your Unhappiness Quotient

How do you feel when your partner makes a small change that you have been asking for? Suppose you have been unhappy about your partner’s shoes piling up by the door. What would happen if he or she stopped doing that? It’s logical to think that if something makes you...