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Family, Parenting and Religion

2025-10-12T22:17:25-04:00

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Full Disclosure About Finances Reduces Marital Stress

Last updated on: October 12, 2025 at 10:17 pm By Terry Gaspard

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During a recent counseling session, Karen and Joshua, in their late thirties, spoke about their finances, and explained how their debt was causing stress in their relationship. Since they are both self-employed and were paid sporadically, it was easy for debt to build up and most of their discussions about money turned into arguments over the past few years. Married for over a decade and raising two children, they had drifted apart and the last thing they wanted to talk... Read more

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2025-12-14T21:05:56-05:00

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5 Ways Small Gestures Can Improve Your Marriage

Last updated on: December 14, 2025 at 9:05 pm By Terry Gaspard

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Eileen, 53, and Jason, 58, have been married fifteen years and came to counseling to improve their communication and to stop bickering. Like many couples who I counsel, I asked them both what was working in their marriage and what areas need to be “worked on.” Eileen put it like this, “I know Jason works hard and is a good provider but he doesn’t pay enough attention to me. I think he takes me for granted and I feel... Read more

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2025-10-04T16:15:22-04:00

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8 Signs Your Partner is Marriage Material

Last updated on: October 4, 2025 at 4:15 pm By Terry Gaspard

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Unfortunately, it’s easy to overlook someone’s faults in the early stage of a relationship. Infatuation and chemistry can prevent us from seeing red flags even if they seem obvious to others. We might fall in love quickly because it feels good to be desired and fail to ask crucial questions about a person’s values, interests, and character. Who we choose to commit to is one of the most important and costliest decisions a person will make, yet it’s not uncommon... Read more

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2025-12-14T21:06:40-05:00

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7 Steps to Managing Conflict With Your Partner

Last updated on: December 14, 2025 at 9:06 pm By Terry Gaspard

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For most of my life, I’ve bought into the commonly held belief that good marriages are relatively free of conflict. It may seem obvious to some, but not all, that the best relationships are ones born out of trust and vulnerability. What better way to practice being vulnerable and learning to trust your partner than working through conflict together successfully. When each partner approaches one another as an equal working through conflict can nourish rather than drain a relationship. Differences... Read more

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2025-12-14T21:07:15-05:00

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How to Unpack Intimacy in Your Marriage

Last updated on: December 14, 2025 at 9:07 pm By Terry Gaspard

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When Kevin, 42, and Melissa, 43, attended their first counseling session, they spoke about the lack of connection between them. Sitting on opposite ends of the sofa, they avoided eye contact and seemed hesitant to share their perspective. Kevin put it like this, “Melissa and I have been married ten years and we still have not decided if we are going to have kids because we’re more like roommates than lovers or romantic partners. Part of the problem is that... Read more

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2025-09-10T08:10:48-04:00

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How to Manage Your Child’s Tantrum

Last updated on: September 10, 2025 at 8:10 am By Terry Gaspard

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During a recent counseling session, Monica, 40, and Johua, 42, complained about ten-year daughter Abigail, crying too much and being unsure about how to handle her. Monica put it like this, “My husband Joshus and I disagree about what to do when Abbey cries, pouts, or has a melt-down. He thinks we should let her cry it out and I don’t agree. When we do, she just seems more agitated and it escalates. When I comfort her, she calms down... Read more

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2025-12-14T21:07:52-05:00

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How Attachment Style Impacts Partner Selection

Last updated on: December 14, 2025 at 9:07 pm By Terry Gaspard

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When Sondra, age 40, arrived for her counseling appointment, she wanted to focus on her difficulty in selecting partners who are a good match for her. She also acknowledged that her former therapist (in college), told her that she had insecure attachment because both of her parents were alcoholics who ignored her emotional needs. I validated her experience and began researching this topic. In a recent article for The Gottman’s Institute’s website, Dr. Marni Feuerman dissects attachment theory and the... Read more

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2025-08-24T21:26:39-04:00

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The Best Ways to Combat Loneliness

Last updated on: August 24, 2025 at 9:26 pm By Terry Gaspard

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Sitting on the couch in my office, Deborah, 35, describes her lonely feelings since her divorce. Unfortunately, she has lost her support network after moving with her ex-spouse to the East Coast, far away from her family in Minnesota. She called to participate in counseling to get advise to ease her loneliness. I inform Deborah that these feelings are common in recent years and that I am pleased to work with her. Deborah explains, “I come from the Midwest, where... Read more

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2025-08-17T21:43:26-04:00

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Break Out of Negative Patterns That Keep You in a Rut

Last updated on: August 17, 2025 at 9:43 pm By Terry Gaspard

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In an April article for The Gottman Institute’s blog, Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart offers readers advice on how to disrupt the negative patterns so many of easily fall into. Approaching the subject from a psychological perspective, she analyzes the ways in which we learn — that is to say the ways in which we are conditioned to fall into transgressive cyclical behaviors that reinforce themselves over time. Dr. Lockhart’s essential belief is that negative learned behaviors are just as easy... Read more

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2025-08-10T21:22:27-04:00

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7 Steps to Successful Parenting With a High Conflict Ex

Last updated on: August 10, 2025 at 9:22 pm By Terry Gaspard

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While co-parenting is advised by experts as an optimal situation for a child’s well-being after divorce, attempting to do so with an ex who has a high conflict personality or a personality disorder is usually unsuccessful. In most cases, an amicable relationship can’t be achieved between parents and parallel parenting is the only paradigm that should be attempted. Co-parenting, at its best, is a wonderful opportunity for children of divorce to have close to equal access to both parents –... Read more

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