How Your Childhood Can Affect Your Marriage

How Your Childhood Can Affect Your Marriage

 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,...
I Should Be Grateful…

I Should Be Grateful…

  I should be grateful.Have you ever found yourself thinking these words on the heels of experiencing some negative emotions? Maybe you’re angry with your spouse or going through a tough time in general. You attempt to change your perspective and pull yourself...
I Should Be Grateful…

Staying Optimistic During a Tough Season

  What is a tough season? Well, that’s going to be different for everyone. It could be the years when your children are young and you aren’t feeling connected. It could be a period of time when you’re struggling financially or facing career uncertainty. It might...
I Should Be Grateful…

Leveling Up Communications in your Marriage

 By Drs. Les and Leslie ParrottSeptember 1, 2021CommunicationCommunication is paramount in any relationship, but especially in marriage. If you’re striving for lifelong love with your spouse, then the two of you will have to master the art of effective...
I Should Be Grateful…

4 Tips to Build Everyday Trust in Relationships

 Brittini Carter, LMHCAugust 10, 2021Be a partner who is reliable and accountableWhen you think of trust in relationships, you likely think of rebuilding after an incident where trust was challenged and/or lost. Some common reasons trust becomes an issue in...