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My happiest childhood memories have very little to do with "stuff." I grew up in a small rural town in Ohio, free of pretentiousness, and...

Have you spoken to your employer about benefit services that support the most common challenges dual career couples face? If not, you...

Being a better husband is a continuous journey of communication, support, and growth. Modern marriage thrives on equality and teamwork....

To understand the difference between happy and unhappy couples,   Dr. Gottman  began longitudinal studies in the 1970s. They asked...

Research  shows that traveling boosts cognitive function. By immersing yourself in new environments, cultures, languages, and...

What did your father-in-law ask you before the engagement, assuming you ran it by him first? Chances are, it was something to the effect...

Teamwork in Marriage: Working Together "Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success." "Teamwork makes the dream work, especially...

Marriage isn’t always smooth sailing; anyone in a long-term relationship knows that. I recently had the privilege of sitting down with...

Shared with Permission Click here to access the Interactive Feelings Wheel . Nathan (Nate) Astle, CFT™, MFT is the Founder of the...

I need to say from the outset that I am a pet lover. We have been a dog owner for much of our marriage. We also fostered kittens for the...

University of Oxford research indicates that grabbing a few drinks (which could be coffee) with your buddies is not only a good time but...

A marriage in which two spouses can still make each other laugh, share a smile, or burst into laughter together is like hitting the reset...

J.R. Havlan wrote for The Daily Show for nearly two decades, winning eight Emmy Awards. After that, he wrote for The Tonight Show and...

Men Are Hurting Call it husband guilt. Many of us were raised to believe that it is our responsibility to be the financial providers in...

When we think of self-punishment, starvation might not immediately come to mind. Yet, for many, eating disorders create a devastating...

I was saddened to read of the death of Jeff Baena. He follows a long list of men who, died of suicide; Robin Williams and Anthony...

If you’re like us, a dual-career couple, you might find it hard to find time for physical activity.  Yet, one recent study suggests that...

Understanding Our Motivations Research shows  that people are more successful at exercising if they do so together with their romantic...

When life is especially stressful, we must be intentional about how we spend our downtime. Destressing begins with spending less time on...

"A teacher stood in front of her class with an empty jar and some rocks in front of her. She started putting the rocks into the jar and...