PODCAST: Can Parents Make it Harder for Their Kids to Marry Well?

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Jul 18, 2019 | Parenting Teenagers, Podcasts

It’s time for a new episode of the To Love, Honor and Vacuum podcast! I hope you all will listen, but if you don’t have time, I’ll have some links and rabbit trails below so you can read all you want as well! And consider this podcast...

Finding the Root Cause of Marriage Problems Using the 5 Whys

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 5, 2019 | Resolving Conflict

Why are you feeling distant in your marriage? What if asking “why” five times in a row, based on the answers you were given, could reveal the root problem? Lately I’ve been critiquing the way that some churches do marriage counseling. I want to get...

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...

MENDED: How to Repair Your Marriage Before it Breaks

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 3, 2019 | Resolving Conflict

The secret to a great marriage is to fix problems before they start.It’s just being intentional–and it’s making those small choices that we talked about yesterday that can become turning points in our marriages. We decide to move towards each...

Are You Too Good at Keeping Quiet? Why Your Marriage Needs You to Speak Up

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 22, 2019 | Emotional Connection

Sometimes our marriages need us to speak up! Kestia Gustave is a long time reader and wonderful blogger from Pure Couples, and she shared this blog post with me recently. I thought it was great, and so I asked if I could run it today. The point? If you want real...

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