Finding out that your spouse has a porn addiction is often devastating and overwhelming. In recent studies of wives whose husbands are addicted to porn, researchers have found that woman describe their experience in the same way women describe finding out about an affair. The deceit, betrayal, secrecy, shame, and feelings of inadequacy are the…
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Let’s be honest, on a day-to-day basis, the idea of family dinner night can seem overwhelming. It can feel like an impossible feat to prepare a meal that everyone will eat – let alone appreciate. By the time all the kids are corralled and present at the table, somehow utensils turn into weapons and everyone…
I often hear that one of the biggest hang-ups with family traditions is that they are just one more thing to do. We are already tired and stretched so thin, how are we supposed to manage another thing? Do you ever experience that same feeling? The time comes for you to implement a tradition that…
GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Winners will be announced shortly. Because we really like you guys and want to encourage you to have more memorable family dinners, Mel, my favorite food blogger {MelsKitchenCafe.com}, and I are sponsoring a GIVEAWAY for TWO CLASSIC FONDUE POTS – one from each of us. This fondue pot is similar to the one…
[one-half-first] [/one-half-first][one-half] [/one-half][clear] The September 2014 edition of Parent’s Magazine featured me in their article on how to keep kids from interrupting. Children interrupting is one of the more aggravating aspects of parenting. It can seem that no matter how hard you try, teaching preschoolers appropriate manners feels like a losing battle. In…
Marriage therapy, like any form of therapy, may not be an appropriate option in certain situations. While it can be highly beneficial for many couples, there are some instances where it may not be the best course of action. This is specifically true for intensive couples therapy. Here are a few situations where marriage therapy…
The process of pregnancy, labor, and delivery of a baby is a momentous event for couples. Women replay those hours leading up to the births of their babies the rest of their life. They are memories filled with love, tenderness, and excitement, often coupled with anxiety, pain, and fear. The effort that you make for…
Often people think that empathy and sympathy are really the same thing, when in fact, they are very, very different. This short, minute and a half video will explain and have you empathizing with the best of them in no time.
Over the last few weeks, there have been several posts on our Facebook Group – Nurturing Medical Marriages™, about how to not be resentful when medical training requires the non-physician spouse to put their life and career on hold for more than a decade. This is such a hard situation and one that many spouses…
Pursue Your Education During Residency, a friend of mine decided to go back to school and finish her undergraduate degree. It was really hard for her to raise four children, support a spouse in residency, and go to school full-time, but it really mattered to her and she made it work. Other resident spouses have…
Find Your Passion and Get Creative I believe that meaning and purpose come from doing what we are passionate about – where we feel we can make a difference for good, regardless of if we are paid or not. Residency is a good example. Residents don’t work so hard because they get paid well, they…