Author: Susanne
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How Do You Get In Your Own Way?
How many times do you find yourself doing something you’ve told yourself you were going to stop doing? Eating that dessert, smoking, turning to porn, gossiping, or whatever it is…
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You Are Already In The Right Relationship
What does healthy growing up look like in marriage? There are two challenges or dilemmas that have major roles in relationships. The emotional reactivity/rationality challenge and the togetherness/separateness dilemma. These…
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Real Beauty
You have probably seen this video before, but it is worth showing again. Do women see themselves less accurately than strangers do? Dove”s Real Beauty campaign says yes — and…
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Should You Follow Your Passion? Must Read Response From Mike Rowe
A couple of weeks ago, Stephen from Alabama who wrote in questioning a now famous speech in which Rowe said “follow your passion” was the worst advice he’d ever received. “Hi, Mike. Let…
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without
When you look around in your house, how much stuff do you see? We surround ourselves with stuff. There’s the stuff you always use, the stuff you regularly use, the…
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Love Notes
A few weeks ago I opened my desk drawer and found a post-it note that my husband had left for me. It simply said, “I love you” and had his…
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Self Sabotaging Your Sex Life
Life is full of distractions. And many of these distractions can get in the way of what we want to be doing. Spending more time with the kids, organizing, completing…
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Why You Should Never Say the “D-word” in Your Marriage
The other night, my wife and I were visiting with some friends. At one point, a funny but hypothetical situation was brought up and my wife said, “I don’t know,…
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The secret to a lasting marriage
Divorce is an all too common thing. There is even a belief among some that if marriage becomes too much work or is too difficult or if you are not…
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Be a Fan, a Team Player and a Coach to have a Successful Marriage
Football season is here. Most people I know are overjoyed to let the upcoming games consume them. I have some serious pigskin fans in my family. Compared to those fanatics,…
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It Doesn't Take Two
It doesn’t “take two,” as the old saying goes. It takes two to keep your marriage the same; it only takes one to change it. When you change, the relationship changes.