Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’
Seven ways to increase emotional intimacy with your partner
After years spent together, raising your family, and putting your career, family, and other demands of a busy life before your relationship, it may be time to start to put your relationship first. It’s time to think about ways to increase emotional intimacy with your partner. The love you have for each other is still…
Read MoreHow to have more fun in your relationship
When was the last time you and your partner truly had fun together—not just ticking off the to-do list, but fully immersed in each other’s company? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone. Between work, family, and responsibilities, joy can easily slip to the bottom of the list. But play and laughter aren’t just…
Read MoreHow to navigate change when your adult child moves home
We often celebrate the freedom that comes when our kids leave home. But sometimes, life takes an unexpected turn — and your nest starts to refill when your adult child moves back home. It’s a change that can feel both comforting and challenging. Creating harmony in this new living situation means setting boundaries, communicating openly,…
Read MoreEight ways to nurture your empty nest relationship
What is love? It’s a fleeting emotion that is very hard to define and comes in waves. Sometimes we feel very close to our romantic partner and sometimes not so much, right? Love is made up of gratitude, pride for your partner’s accomplishments, serenity, and a deep appreciation of your partner’s good points. After years…
Read MoreThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: Gottman’s Guide to Stronger Relationships
Psychologist Dr. John Gottman and his team at the Gottman Institute have spent over 40 years researching what makes the difference between couples who stay together and those who divorce. Thanks to this groundbreaking work, we don’t have to rely only on advice from family, friends, or stacks of self-help books. What the Research Revealed…
Read MoreShowing gratitude: Why it makes you feel good
When my family first moved to the US in 2004 from the UK, we were excited to have my oldest daughter, Lucy, then four, learn to ski; she was a natural and took to it like a duck to water. The pressure was on to get her up to the mountain as much as possible,…
Read MoreYour children don’t need you to solve their problems
How a daily stress-reducing conversation can help you all decompress A few weeks ago, I was at a party chatting to a group of women who had children younger than mine. When I told them my eldest daughter was twenty, one woman immediately asked: “What nugget of wisdom can you tell me that will help…
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