Dealing with an emotionally explosive spouse is not easy. One minute you’re fine and you feel like you know your partner, the next, you feel like you’re married to a stranger.While every marriage has its ups and downs, emotional explosions and angry outbursts really...
Are You Always Shouting and Reacting? Does it feel like you are less interacting and more overreacting? Want to be a better communicator?Communication can be tough for many of us, especially when our emotions are involved. What gets in the...
Substance abuse can wreak havoc on a marriage. Has it brought yours to the brink of total collapse?Have you given up trying to figure out how to help your spouse break free from substance abuse? Is your life so chaotic that you’ve contemplated divorce? Are you sure...
I was very pleased to be one of the featured experts in a “Best Marriage Advice by 75 Experts for a Rock Solid Relationship” article on Marriage.com. “Every marriage has a share of highs and lows. While there is no trouble getting through the...
Passive aggressive, just like many other psychiatric terms, has become a label used in everyday speech. Unfortunately, that means it often gets stamped onto behavior that isn’t at all passive aggressive, and it loses its meaning.But passive aggressive behavior is a...
Does it sometimes feel like your spouse is from another planet? That the two of you speak totally different languages? That’s actually not so far from the truth. Men and women do have different ways of communicating. To remedy communication problems, those differences...
