There are times life happens to us. And there are times we make meaning out of life around us. Holidays bring opportunity to revisit the most important and lasting aspects of life and to infuse meaning into it. A way we make it more meaningful is by incorporating...
By: Nathaniel Gustafson There is no shortage of advice on how to build a better marriage. The cold hard fact is this: There is no easy fix. Even if you do fix the crisis of the day, another problem emerges. We think marriage should function like a 90’s kitchen gadget,...
The final step of relationship repair when healing from an affair isn’t so much a step, but a life long pursuit. Restoration and redemption occurs as individuals and couples apply what they learned in the first two stages to the rest of life. The process of...
Many parents become frustrated and short-tempered when their children are acting out. Your child might be throwing constant temper tantrums; they might be yelling back in response to your seemingly calm question; or they may be showing extreme highs and lows of...
As a counselor, I have the honor of walking with couples after a husband’s betrayal though an affair, pornography or other sexual integrity issue. It is possible for a marriage not only to make it, but to heal. One shift in thinking that is very important for...
