What’s the REAL Cause of Stress in Your Marriage?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 4, 2019 | Emotional Connection

If I asked, “what is causing stress in your marriage?”, what would you say? Most people would rhyme off typical marriage problems–he doesn’t understand me; he doesn’t spend enough time with me; she’s not having sex with me enough;...

10 Ways to Help a Stressed-Out Spouse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 16, 2019 | Emotional Connection, Tough Marriage Situations

Ever feel like your spouse is stressed all the time–and because of that they’re always short with you? On Mondays I like to post a reader question and then take a stab at answering it, and today I’ve got one from a woman who says that when they go on...

A Way to Show Love to Your Spouse–and Meet their Emotional Needs

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 19, 2019 | Emotional Connection

How do you show love to your husband? How does your wife want to be loved? Our monthly theme for Wednesdays this month is about small, practical things you can put in place that can seriously help your marriage and help you to feel really close. Like, what are the...

10 Ways Men Can “Woo” Their Wives

by Joanna Sawatsky | Jun 18, 2019 | Emotional Connection, Men's Corner

How can husbands show love to their wives? It’s Joanna on the blog today, but this really isn’t my advice: it’s men’s corner day and I’m just facilitating! To use a lovely, old fashioned phrase, how can a husband woo his wife? This week...

Sometimes, It is About the Nail

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 3, 2019 | Emotional Connection

A lot of marriage teaching is quite gender based. One of the big things that we often hear is that, when you’re discussing a problem, men want to fix things, whereas women just want to be heard. So what a guy is supposed to do is stop trying to fix anything and...

Happy Couples Sweat the Small Stuff Part 2: Ask for Help!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 24, 2019 | Emotional Connection

Sometimes you just have to ask your husband for what you need! I’ve been talking all month about how to change the dynamic in your marriage and start feeling close again. I wanted to end the month with super practical tips, and so I talked about how happy...

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