Musings from the Couch

Ever have those days where you're just not sure if your relationship will work? Need tools, tips and advice to make your marriage or relationship work better? In this blog I share with you from my years of experience working with couples in couples counseling as well as experiences from my own marriage and life. Use this site to gain perspective and learn skills to create create happy, healthy relationships.

Aug 3, 2010, Teach Each Other How to Love

As we progress in our relationship, we teach each other how to love more deeply.

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Jul 30, 2010, Sniffing Out our Soulmate

Studies show that women can literally sniff out their more compatible mate!

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Jul 27, 2010, Which Wolf Do You Feed?

We do a lot of good or a lot of damage to ourselves and our relationships depending on how we think. Read the story of the two wolves.

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Jul 20, 2010, Missing Kissing: Where Did it Go?

Kissing seems to be something that happens a lot in the beginning. What happens to the kissing as the years go by?

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Jul 13, 2010, Living Your Intentions: How I finally beat my husband at Scrabble

Find ways to be in partnership with the Universe by learning to live your intentions

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Jul 8, 2010, Go ahead and blame your problems on gender differences!

Couples who attribute their relationship problems to gender differences actually do better.

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Jul 6, 2010, Are You Doing Too Much or Too Little in Your Relationship?

Couples need to strike a balance in the sharing of household and family tasks otherwise a big problem begins to develop.

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Jun 22, 2010, Fighting About Money

Why fighting about money brings out the worst in us

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Jun 17, 2010, Fighting the Blahs: Overcoming Boredom

Tolerating the blahs as they come and doing what you need to do anyway

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Jun 15, 2010, Loving Outside the Box

How we create problems in our relationships by trapping those we're close to in boxes in our mind. This makes us unable to see clearly their intentions or changes.

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Jun 10, 2010, Mind the Gaps in Your Relationships

Learn to pay attention to those little gaps in connection in your relationships that can cause big problems later on!

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Jun 8, 2010, Managing the Crazy: Stopping the Negative Thought Cycle

Managing your negative thoughts about your partner may be the most powerful thing you can do to improve your relationship.

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Jun 3, 2010, Marriage & Romance: Keeping the Fire Alive

Need some inspiration for adding a little romance into your week? Read this post

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Jun 2, 2010, Deepen Your Love: Learn to Accept Each Other's Influence

Learn how to reduce conflict and build closeness by accepting each other's influence.

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May 27, 2010, Making Peace in Your Relationship: How do Do it Right!

It's after the fight, now what? How do you make peace so your partner gets it and wants to reconnect!

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May 27, 2010, Making Changes to Last a Lifetime

Can we really make the changes we need to last a lifetime? What does it really take to change those bad habits into lasting, good habits?

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May 26, 2010, Tuning In, Instead of Out

Feel like you're tuning out your partner because you're just too busy or stressed? Try tuning in for a few minutes a day to make a powerful connection.

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May 26, 2010, What to do with Anger during Arguments

Learn a valuable skill in letting go of anger during arguments

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May 26, 2010, What We Can Learn from Sitcom Relationships

Why I love the show "Modern Family" and what we can learn from sitcoms to help our relationships

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May 26, 2010, Emotional Spring Cleaning: Clean Up Your Relationship Clutter!

Deal with problems sooner than later to keep your relationship happy and clutter free.

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