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What does courage have to do with your relationship? The answer is: well everything! The more you care about someone, the more you need it. When it comes to our relationships, we tend to think that communication is our number one challenge. It’s not. Our biggest hurdle in relationships is our ability to show up […]

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Ready to get your sexy on? Let me ask you, what happens when you think of the words sex and sensuality? Do they make you curious, uncomfortable, or maybe a bit of both? Most of us experience an emotional response when we feel these words. Both in the feelings they kick-off, and (most likely) create a […]

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Do you feel like all you and your partner do is fight with each other? It probably goes something like this: you go round and round having the same argument, and instead of resolving anything, both partners just feel crappy and lonely. Either your spouse said something that really hurt your feelings or you did […]

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This week, days away from the 20th anniversary of September 11th, we are honoring the many couples that sacrifice so much day in and day out by serving in our military. The impact and sacrifices that military members and their families make are huge. Typically as one person is training or deployed, the other is […]

#48: How To Keep Your Relationship Strong Throughout Military Life

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Sexual infidelity is not the only way betrayal poisons our relationships, but it seems to be the one we are most familiar with and fixated on. Let’s uncover some of the other forms of betrayal that are just as deadly to our relationships. These forms of betrayal often seem like little things on the surface, […]

#47: (Part Two) 10 Forms Of Betrayal That Are Just As Painful As Cheating In Relationships

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Have you wished you could get some clarity on exactly what breaks a relationship down? Or what causes a breakup? Because, when we start a relationship, breaking down or breaking up is never what we are after…is it? This week in the Love Shack, we have Patrice Francois, MHRM, MBA, as our special guest. She […]

#45: The 5 Best Steps For Getting Over A Relationship Break-up

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What effect does being adopted have on loving relationships? This is a question that I had not even considered (even though we have an adopted daughter ourselves) until Tom and I met Joi Fisher-Griffin, who happens to be adopted herself. The reality is there are approximately 5 million adult Americans alive today who have been […]

#44: How can being adopted affect intimate long-term relationships?

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Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try to fix your relationship, instead all you do is make mistakes? You know you want to please your partner, make them happy, and get your relationship running smoothly, but no matter how much you try it feels like you can’t do anything right. If […]

#43: Relationship Mistakes: How To Clean Up The Messes You Make When You Love Someone

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All we need to do to witness power struggles these days is to tune into the news or scroll through Facebook. The power struggles that challenge us the most are the ones that take place within the walls of our homes with the people who matter most to us. I’m sure you know, a good […]

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