Mental health is a complicated topic – everyone is a little bit different, and it can be extremely difficult to diagnose, treat, and understand problems like depression, anxiety, and other mental/emotional troubles.
Mental health is a complicated topic – everyone is a little bit different, and it can be extremely difficult to diagnose, treat, and understand problems like depression, anxiety, and other mental/emotional troubles.
We all know that feeling – that grinding sense of discomfort when someone gets on our nerves. They don’t even have to do or say anything – just being present can make us feel tense or edgy. This can happen easily when someone leaves us with a terrible first impression, but it’s even more painful […]
Plenty of problems can develop in a marriage – from major incidents to minor annoyances, a committed relationship will undoubtedly go through some ups and downs over time, but there bad habits and behaviors that push marriages into problematic territory.
When a marriage is in trouble, one of the largest mistakes people make is assuming that it’s too far gone to fix. If people are willing to put in the effort, though, nearly every marriage – no matter how bad of shape it’s in – can in fact be brought back to a place of […]
The dynamic of any marriage will change and evolve over time, but one of the most difficult conversations we can have is when our spouse tells us that they no longer feel in love. It feels devastating and hopeless, and in that tense moment, it seems like everything is lost and the marriage is over.
When we think about affairs, most of us jump immediately to thoughts of physical infidelity, of a partner cheating by way of romantic physical contact with another person, but this isn’t the only kind of affair people have, and the other “type” can actually be more damaging to the health of your marriage. What we’re […]
In past articles, we’ve talked in detail about the steps to overcoming an affair and rebuilding trust, finding forgiveness, and moving forward to build the happy marriage you know you deserve. Unfortunately though, infidelity involves more than just you and your spouse – there’s got to be a third party in the mix, and that […]
Feeling trapped is never a good thing – it’s a feeling that induces panic and a sense of helplessness, and impacts nearly every component of the ability to find happiness in life. No one needs permission to leave an unhappy relationship, and we are firm believers that nearly all marital problems can be solved with […]
In some circumstances, whether for school, work, helping family, or any number of reasons, married couples may have to spend significant amounts of time apart. So, this raises a very important question: can long distance marriages work? The answer is yes, they can – but it probably won’t be easy. There are a few inherent […]
The more time you spend with someone, the easier it is to take him or her for granted. That’s just a simple fact of life, even outside of marriage. We just get used to someone’s company, the things they say or do, how they fit into our lives, etc. In a marriage though, when the […]