4 Things That Happen When You Stop Trying to Change Each Other

4 Things That Happen When You Stop Trying to Change Each Other

prepare-enrich Licking your elbow. Herding cats. Nailing jello to the wall. All things that could be considered a waste of time and effort. Let’s add changing your spouse’s personality to that list. Here’s the thing: your personality doesn’t really change. It tends to stay stable over time, which makes sense. It’s what makes you you. […]

The Promises We Make

“When we make a promise, we steal some of the uncertainty from our unknown tomorrows.” Greg Hunt, Ph.D Download worksheet for couples: The Promises We Make Enroll in the online course for $10 (limited time!)  The Promises We Make

Valentine’s Day: Reflections on Relationships

Dr. Linda Miles, LMFT Dr. Miles is an instructor in the Online Relationship Academy She created the course Mindfulness for Couples   Relationships are a maturation machine in need of regular maintenance and fine-tuning. Valentine’s Day provides an annual reminder to focus on the importance of frequent practices of love, laughter and healing for couples. […]

3 Ways to Embrace Valentine’s Day Differently this Year

Prepare-enrich There’s certainly some truth to the idea that Valentine’s Day is a manufactured holiday that coerces us to spend oodles of money on special chocolates, lackluster flowers, heart-shaped pizza, and jewelry we’re not even sure we want. A quick internet search will tell you that Americans spend somewhere between $20-30 billion on Valentine’s Day. […]

Nothing Magical about January 1

Priscilla Hunt, Certified Relationship Coach for Couples One month into the New Year and it’s time to take stock of where you are in accomplishing your resolutions. Resolutions are simply goals – they can be set at any time. There’s nothing magical about January 1. How about setting a goal or two for your relationship […]

The Most Important Relationship Skill isn’t Communication!

  by David Steele, Founder of Relationship Coaching Institute The single most important relationship skill is not communication, it’s taking ownership. Successful relationships require taking ownership of your “experience.” WHAT IS YOUR “EXPERIENCE?” Your “experience” is what happens inside your body and your mind in response to events. It is composed of your thoughts, emotions, […]

Beyond “Happily Ever After”

by David Steele, Founder of Relationship Coaching Institute “What you can conceive you can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill As couples we want to live “happily ever after” and achieve our dreams. This is cool, but there are big limits to dreaming- You might have a desire (“love”) but not a clear idea or dream or […]

7 Steps to Nailing Your Goals

Priscilla Hunt, Certified Relationship Coach for Couples How about a checkup on your progress on your New Year’s Resolutions? How are you doing? Which can you say: “Nailed it!” “Baby steps.” “What resolutions?” No pressure here – or judgment. It’s simply a question for you to ask yourself. Here are 7 steps to increase the […]

New Year’s Resolutions for Couples

Priscilla Hunt, Certified Relationship Coach for Couples The idea of New Year’s Resolutions for couples isn’t a mystery. We simply take stock of where we are and determine where we want to be. We don’t have to vow to change the world or make a breakthrough discovery or invention. We don’t have to give our […]