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Family, Parenting and Religion

2019-09-26T16:52:44-04:00

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A Big Picture Update From Shaunti — Two New Books Are On the Way!

Last updated on: September 26, 2019 at 4:52 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

Hi friends! I wanted to give you an update on what’s been going on lately. I know a lot of you were aware that for a long time I was in Cave Mode working on the next book. Well, I’m excited to announce that I’m out of Cave Mode because the book is in! Woohoo! (Can you hear my staff cheering with happiness as well?!) The book—Thriving in Love & Money: 5 Game-Changing Insights about Your Relationship, Your Money, and... Read more

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2019-09-13T08:50:30-04:00

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How to Encourage Your Teen to Talk to You More

Last updated on: September 13, 2019 at 8:50 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Summer is over and school is back in session! (Although here in the South, we’re still in the high 90’s and feeling nowhere near fall-like!) And our teens, like it or not, are back in the routine of middle or high school. Backpacks have been broken in, lunchboxes/headphones/power cords/permission slips have already been lost (and hopefully found) and afterschool activities and clubs are in full swing. So, are your kids coming home and filling you in on all the little... Read more

2019-09-05T13:41:41-04:00

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Four Key Things to Understand About Your Man During Football Season

Last updated on: September 5, 2019 at 1:41 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

I live in the South, and Southerners take their college football very seriously. This time of year, it seems every car either boasts an SEC flag, or (from all the gleeful transplants living here) one from a rival conference. Allegiances are proclaimed on every jersey and T-shirt and Sunday sermon. Our own family are diehard fans of University of Michigan (my husband’s alma mater) and we have spent many glorious Saturdays (and some not-so-glorious ones) shouting at the television and... Read more

2020-01-06T18:41:43-04:00

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Try This Tonight to Make His Day

Last updated on: January 6, 2020 at 6:41 pm By Shaunti Feldhahn

What would you say if I told you that you could do one thing tonight in the bedroom for your husband that would most likely MAKE HIS DAY (or week or month)? Keep the lights on during sex. Did I just hear a collective gasp out there from women who are cringing at the thought of exposing, well . . . we all know what we don’t love exposing! Especially after several years and babies and let’s be honest—gravity.... Read more

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2019-09-26T10:20:31-04:00

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Girls, Let’s Talk About Modesty

Last updated on: September 26, 2019 at 10:20 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Dear Girls, Can we have an honest conversation about something that might be a little awkward? It’s not about sex . . . at least directly. But it is about boys and sex and what they think when they see girls, and all the images that swirl around in their brains. It’s an especially important conversation because, as I was scrolling through social media the other day, I couldn’t help but feel a burden for you when I saw picture... Read more

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2019-09-26T10:20:41-04:00

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A Letter for Dayton and El Paso

Last updated on: September 26, 2019 at 10:20 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

As I’m sure is the case with all of you, Jeff and I have been struggling these last few days with the heartbreak coming out of El Paso and Dayton. We have spent significant amounts of time in both communities, for many speaking trips and a major research trip to El Paso last year for our current book project. To those in those communities we want to say: we are so, so sorry. Our hearts are with you, and they... Read more

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2019-09-26T10:20:51-04:00

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The Best Wedding Gift (Besides Cash)

Last updated on: September 26, 2019 at 10:20 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

We are approaching wedding season! April, May and June are filled with shopping the registries, excitement for friends, and final preparations for an awesome day for a beautiful bride and groom. And yet . . . even as they prepare for a lifetime together, how many times will that bride and groom (or the rest of us) hear those sneakily discouraging statistics that make them wonder whether a lifetime together is possible? (Even, perhaps, at the wedding, the well-meaning officiant... Read more

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2019-07-11T07:26:33-04:00

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Think Before You Ask

Last updated on: July 11, 2019 at 7:26 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Dear Shaunti: I just got married to a great guy who has always loved my inquisitive, problem-solving nature. Or at least he used to. Lately, he has been getting more and more annoyed with it. He shuts down so easily. Or if I ask a simple question he acts as if it is the ultimate disloyalty. For example, our landlord has been giving us grief and is unfairly threatening to throw us out, and today when my husband suggested an... Read more

2019-09-26T10:35:17-04:00

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How to Avoid Painful Political Discussions with Your Spouse

Last updated on: September 26, 2019 at 10:35 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

The most recent political campaign really did a number on civil political conversation—among friends, Facebook “friends,” family members, and even between husbands and wives. Many of us couldn’t wait for the election to be over, so some of the division and rancor could stop. But instead of a return to civil public discourse since the election, it seems to have gotten worse. Of course there’s value to impassioned ideals and strongly held convictions. It’s when the expression of those opinions—and... Read more

2019-09-12T06:41:29-04:00

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Tired of Your Wife Constantly Texting You?

Last updated on: September 12, 2019 at 6:41 am By Shaunti Feldhahn

Recently, a man at one of my conferences spoke up about a marital issue that had been bubbling up for a few months. He works long hours in a high-stress job, and his wife texted or called him several times a day to talk about small matters such as dinner plans or what happened on the playground that day with their preschool-aged daughter. As he talked, I realized that he was getting frustrated because he thought she was bothering him... Read more

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