Marriage Fact or Fiction: The Seven Year Itch

Marriage Fact or Fiction: The Seven Year Itch

Welcome to marriage fact or fiction! I am starting a weekly series to either confirm or debunk marital myths. Enjoy! It is popular belief that marriages suffer from the “seven year itch.” This is the belief that couples start to develop difficulty in their marriage at...

Healing Trust Damage

Healing trust damage is a topic that is pretty common in my office.  For example, how does one overcome the trust damage that occurs when a spouse has an affair?  What if your family member or significant other is a perpetual liar?  What if someone you love suffers...

The Trial Of The Mind

I love a good courtroom drama. Stories like “A Few Good Men” and “To Kill A Mockingbird” offer a lot to think about as well as some good suspense. I have recently begun using a courtroom analogy to explain a difficult concept to see in ourselves, something that we all...

Defensiveness: Protecting The Heart

Defensiveness is an excellent indicator to help find woundedness in the human heart.  After all, we defend places that hurt, like a lion protecting a paw with a thorn in it.  Dealing with the defensiveness of those we love can be just as dangerous as taking on that...