Crucial Conversations I started reading a new book called Crucial Conversations by Patterson, Greeny, McMillan, and Switzler. It intrigued me because so many of the couples I sit with come from either the need to have crucial conversations or from not having these types of conversations. There is an Instagram influencer I follow called @stylefitfatty , and I see examples of crucial conversations going left unsaid, often with some of the questions her followers submit each week.  Conversations...

One of the hardest parts of my job is watching the couples I work with struggle to find the time, energy, and effort it takes to heal and grow their relationship. I hear from them that: There’s not enough time in the day. I’m so tired at the end of the work day that I just want to chill. We couldn’t find a time to align our schedules. Our lives are too busy and full. This feels like homework, and I don’t like homework. We spend an hour (or two) in therapy each week; shouldn’t that be enough?...

I know we are not the only website to speak about this, and I wanted to share my own personal experience and challenge with the issues of...