building a strong relationship

Don’t Just Dream It, Do It!

Hello Weekend! I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far. Take a moment and think about what your dreams and hopes for the future are and then sit down and make a list for how you are working to achieve them. If you can dream, it you can do it but it takes some work and hustle from you. […]

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Don’t Skip Date Night

We did it! We made through another week and I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead filled with jelly beans and chocolate Easter bunnies. I’m thrilled you’re joining me today for the weekly round-up so settle in for a few minutes and see what I’m sharing with you this week. The most important takeaway? Don’t Skip Date Night 1. […]

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Moving Forward

Welcome to the weekly round-up! This week the round-up includes a diversity of items and the focus is on moving forward. We move forward with understanding our teen’s behavior, moving forward with making new choices about the direction of our life and moving forward with healing our relationships. Take a moment and think about how you are choosing to move […]

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Being Present and Aware

Now that the holidays are behind us, I hope you are starting to feel like life is returning to it’s normal routine and that 2017 is turning out to be a fantastic year so far. It’s time again for my weekly round-up where you can catch up on some of the articles I’ve posted on my Facebook page this week. […]

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5 “Must Have” Conversations with your Partner

In the earliest days of a romantic relationship, you can’t get enough of each other. You want to know everything—who, what, where and how—and you want to know it now. Your infatuation infiltrates your mind and your mutual desire to connect on every level envelopes every moment. As your relationship blossoms and you begin to consider building a life together, […]

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Why I Love Couples Therapy

You have a love story. We all do. And while we cannot write every word of our love story, we can control how we react to the plot’s twists and turns. That’s life, that’s love: The ups and downs are uncontrollable, but it’s up to us how we ride those waves. This is what I love about relationships. And let […]

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Healthy Relationships, Healthy You

Merry Christmas Eve, friends! I hope you’re enjoying the day with family and friend but that you also take a few minutes for yourself and enjoy my weekly round-up.  Does your relationship include these healthy behaviors? If not, then you might want to take a closer look at what needs to change or if it’s the right relationship for you. […]

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It Takes Work – Weekly Round-up

With all the holiday hustle and bustle, our relationships and time for ourselves can sometime get pushed to the bottom of the priority list. In looking over the articles for my weekly round-up, the theme seems to be that it takes work to take of ourselves and our relationships. Settle in with a cup of hot cocoa and take some […]

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Do You Deserve Better?

When you’re happy and your needs are being met, you feel content, fulfilled and secure in your relationship. But if your mind starts to wander and think about if you deserve better than what you’re getting, then it likely means that you do deserve better. Your needs matter. Your partner’s needs matter too. If you feel like your needs aren’t […]

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