by Stephen on December 5, 2009
Help Yourself and Your Marriage During Holiday Stress
How does a person take what’s given to them and transform it into something that makes them proud of their living skills?
Here’s what I mean by this overly wordy question: The holidays bring with them once a year demands on time and money that are unusual and [...]
by Stephen on November 25, 2009
The most difficult challenge I have in coaching couples into song is this: belief. One word, belief. We all seem hard wired to exaggerate what’s missing in our relationships and to minimize what’s good.
So what do I want couples to believe? What is it that healthy couples carry around with them that struggling couples lack? [...]
by Stephen on November 19, 2009
It’s no mystery to any of us married for more than a little while that marriage is both opportunity and challenge. Challenge because you signed on for a personal growth course when you said ‘I do’ and are just now realizing it.
Challenge because the one you chose isn’t at all who you thought they [...]
by Stephen on October 2, 2009
The mystery, meaning, and deep power that is possible between fathers and sons is often missed. We perhaps are lulled by the struggles of living or seduced into creating a version of each other that most times isn’t true. Whatever the case, finding a pathway to relationship is rich in possibility.
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by Stephen on September 12, 2009
Automation has its advantages. But I generally resist them. The supermarket where I shop recently installed a ‘self help’ line. They made it user friendly and I learned how to do it for those times when I all I need is a loaf of bread.
But I miss my friend the checker. She always asks about [...]
by Stephen on August 25, 2009
Most of us think the self help industry – books, articles, videos – is for us. We want more ‘self esteem,’ we desire to increase personal effectiveness, we long to leverage our income making into wealth creation. All good. But have you thought that your marriage, the marriage itself, could use some ‘self help?’
Marriage is [...]