Someone just “pushed your buttons” and you’re ready to push back. That’s the Reactive Cycle. But is there a better way to handle conflict?
Marital Communication
Deep, meaningful conversation is a must for couples hoping to stay connected. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind.
A Hope Restored Marriage Intensive is just the beginning of healing your relationship. In order to sustain any progress from the Intensive, it’s important for couples to seek the help of a professional counselor.
A simple way to keep your marriage fresh and fun — take every opportunity to share laughter-filled moments with your spouse.
Running a business, just like marriage, requires humility, wisdom, and compromise. Here some key principles to guide you if you and your spouse run a small business together.
Here are five ways you can form a deeper connection with your spouse and God.
Autism support usually focuses on children, but autistic adults need support too. Here’s what you need to know about autism in marriage.
Sometimes, when we meet our spouses, our differences attract us to one another. But then those differences can be frustrating once we’re married. If you’re finding that’s the case in your relationship, here are five strategies that might help.
Household chores can be a point of contention in marriage. To avoid this conflict, couples should focus their energy on out-serving each other.
There are five basic love languages — five ways to express love emotionally. Here’s an overview of each and how each type expresses and feels love. Which one applies to your spouse?
Learning to communicate with your spouse in a productive way takes time and sacrifice. Here are some tips to communicate with your less communicative or overly communicative spouse.
If you’ve been unfaithful in your marriage and you’re wondering what to do now, Dr. Greg Smalley explains 10 reasons to have a talk with your spouse.
Sometimes, the busyness of life can wear your relationship down. Author Mitch Temple and Dr. Bill Maier offer some tips on bringing the romance back for a successful marriage.
Recognizing when unmet expectations are the source of anger in your marriage can help you can create an environment that allows for apology and restoration of the relationship.
Understanding how God made men and women different in marriage is one key to a great relationship. Here’s how to work with His design rather than against it.
Communicating in marriage can be excruciating if you don’t have the right tools. Here are six tools that will help with that.
How do you avoid a politically divided marriage when the person on the other side of your bed is also on the other side of the political aisle?
Learn how to identify the two most unrealistic expectations in marriage and open the door to a healthy relationship with your spouse.
Most people struggle to manage their stresses in marriage effectively. And unmanaged stress in one spouse usually escalates stress in the other. But reactions can be complex.
Nearly 50 million Americans are affected by mental illness. Navigating mental health conditions and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a confusing and draining experience for spouses. But this does not mean the end of your marriage — there is hope for your marriage even if it is riddled with mental illness.