Healthy + Thriving Relationships

SERIES: Healthy CommunicationOne of the biggest problems in communication is talking about the tough stuff. We oftentimes either make it worse, or we just avoid the tough stuff altogether. But the thing is, if you want to have rich, meaningful, long-lasting relationships, then you have to practice talking through the hard things well. So, we've created a few healthy guidelines

SERIES: Healthy CommunicationThis series has been all about how to communicate well in your relationships. Because when our relationships are filled with miscommunication that often leads us to disconnection. Do you feel disconnected in your relationships?Or maybe you feel connected but want to learn how to keep it that way?Today we'll talk about how to keep the connection ali

SERIES: Healthy CommunicationIf you've ever played Charades you know how difficult it can be to communicate. Now imagine you can only communicate that way. Oy. But doesn't it feel like that's the truth at times? Like you’re trying to get your point across but they never understand? It's as if you each speak a different language.It's probably because you a

SERIES: Healthy CommunicationRemember passing notes? This was pre-cell phone era for those of you non-millenials. We loved passing notes! There was an element of danger because your teacher could catch you at any moment, but sometime what you had to say was just too worth it.Texting has been the adult form of passing notes since cell phones became popular but it's never been q

SERIES: Healthy CommunicationMost problems in Relationships come down to miscommunication. Because lack of clarification = frustration. We want you to have thriving relationships, but that means you must do the work to communicate well. This episode in particular, we'll take a look at how our family culture and our family background play a huge part in our communication with o

SERIES: How to Support Your Porn Addicted HusbandThe last few weeks we've discussed why he struggles with pornography and how we, as women and wives, can partner with our husband in the path to recovery. Today, we'll switch from a defensive stance to an offensive. Because so often we wait until pornography becomes a problem before being his refuge. Which means we must be

SERIES: How to Support Your Porn Addicted HusbandMany of us have faced the difficulties and heartbreaks that surround sexual addiction. Gordon and I have had the unfortunate experience of this in our own life. Ladies, oftentimes your natural response to this betrayal is:“I hurt too much to help.”“Why should I help? It’s not my problem”“Why can’t you just get over it?

SERIES: How to Support Your Porn-Addicted HusbandPorneia. It is the root word of Pornography. And it’s the Greek word Paul uses in 1 Corinthians 6:13, translated as “sexual immorality.” In the next couple of weeks, we’re going to focus on the issue of pornography because it's deeply personal to us both and something we protect ourselves against daily. The reality is th

Do you long for one of those marriages that always seem really happy?Isn’t this why we get married, why we don’t want to be single? But then Roommate Syndrome kicks in. Things don’t feel the same…You look at those happy couples and think: How do they have that and we don't? They must have just found “the One”But the truth is, no matter where you are in your marriag

SERIES: Crushin' AnxietyDefinition of Anxiety: anxiety is what we feel when we are worried, tense, or afraid. Particularly about things that are about to happen, or which we think could happen in the future. We all feel anxious sometimes. But it's about how we respond that will determine if we "suffer" from it. This whole series we've talked through what to