In this week’s blog I wanted to provide something a little different to my readers. Instead of sharing tips and insights on how to improve your marriage or resolve conflict, I wanted to present a short challenge. Over the next 7 days, I challenge you to outwardly and intentionally demonstrate your love and affection to the people you care about most in your life. Think about the people you most care about in this world. Is it your children? Your spouse? Your parents, siblings

With the highly anticipated royal wedding approaching, I wanted to take the time to share and debunk the most common myths about marriage I encounter in my work with engaged and married couples. These fallacies frequently come up in the premarital and marriage counseling I do with my clients, and I wanted to shine some light on the truth regarding expectations when it comes to getting married and being married. Buckle up. Myth #1: You will get your partner to change after mar

When many soon-to-be parents are asked, “What gender are you hoping for?” many of them will respond with “We don’t care as long as he/she is happy and healthy.” But what happens when the baby isn’t perfectly healthy? The reality of having a child with a disability is something that no one expects to happen to them. So when it does, many people are caught completely off guard, and frankly need time to morn the loss of the life they thought their child would have. For my parent

You can't say I didn't know this would happen. When I started dating her in college she was pursuing a psychology degree. I knew one day she would become a therapist, but I didn't fully understand what that entailed. Most weekends back then didn't include a "How does that make you feel?" while unwinding from a long week with a beer, but with every grad school class we inched closer and closer to our current reality. While Lauren does have stable long-term clients, none of the