Aug 14, 2023
There’s something to be said for being comfortable enough with your spouse that you don’t mind sitting in companionable silence. It doesn’t feel awkward. Neither of you feels obligated to fill the space. You’re content just being together. On the flip side, your... 
Aug 7, 2023
How to Listen Without Getting Defensive Here’s the key to listening non-defensively. By Kyle Benson (The Gottman Institute) Understanding your partner requires the capacity to listen. Really listen. Couples are advised to hear each other’s complaints without... 
Sep 29, 2022
Anyone else feel like listening is a dying art form? We carry our lives tucked deep within us. We long for somebody (anybody!) to simply have the occasion to ask for and absorb what’s on our minds, what makes up our lives. But communication in our world happens... 
Sep 10, 2022
By Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott – September 7, 2022 – Marriage Do you want to know your spouse on a deeper level? Gaining a greater understanding of your spouse’s personality (and vice versa) is one way to create more closeness in your marriage. Our inborn... 
May 11, 2022
By Terry Gaspard MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist and authorYour past has a bigger impact on your present than you thinkWhen Deborah, 38, and Scott, 39, (*not their real names) sat on the couch in my office during a couples counseling session,... 