How Meta-Emotions Can Escalate Conflict in Your Marriage
We were both standing in our kitchen. I made a gesture as if I was about to speak. My husband waited, but the words felt stuck ...
When You Feel Squelched by Your Forceful Spouse
When a passionate and determined wife – or husband – is married to an equally determined partner, it’s usually clear when one s...
Identifying the Negative Feelings Behind Unresolved Conflict
Marriage conflict is a lot like taming tigers.
Consider this: A keeper wanted to have a tiger as a pet. At first, the keepe...
How to Survive Vacation with Your In-laws
A weekend trip to a cute, seaside town could almost be described as idyllic for Tim* and Heather*. Who doesn’t want a chance ...
7 Things to Remember When Your In-laws Can't Let Go
"My husband always stops by his mom’s house on the way home."
"My wife still asks her father for advice instead of asking me...
Why Wait For Marriage (Even When I'm Engaged)?
When I was single, saving sex for marriage seemed easy peasy. And of course it was — there wasn’t anyone around to test my reso...
Questions To Make Your Anniversary Meaningful
Creating intentionality in a long-term relationship takes time, effort, and sometimes, a little extra guidance. Occasionally, ‘...
Family Systems with Special Guest Sr. Josephine
Abiding Together PodcastABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode we welcome Sr. Josephine Garrett, a Sister of the Holy Family of Naza...
What We Might Be Missing When We Think About Chastity
Where do we turn for wisdom about our sexuality? On the one hand, applying any sort of guardrails to our sex drive calls to min...
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