Are You Un-satisfiable in your Relationship?
“See! You never do this!” A woman we coached was working on her marriage. She and her husband had become distant and estranged, to the...
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Are you in a toxic relationship? Struggling with emotional intimacy? Does your husband value you? Looking to deepen intimacy in your marriage? Has trust been broken in your relationship? Wondering why your spouse or partner is emotionally unavailable? Or are you single and looking for dating advice or help creating new relationships? On this blog you’ll find practical insights and advice on many different relationship issues from us and other relationship experts.
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Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Reducing Defensiveness
Defensiveness is a natural response to criticism, blame, or accusations that we feel are unjust or unwarranted. However, when...
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Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Premature Problem Solving
Our communication course is starting tomorrow, so we’re thinking about effective communication a lot! In our last blog post, we talked...
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Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach
Mar 15, 20235 min read
Two Ways of Listening in Your Relationship Communication
A client sent us an example of a breakdown from her marriage. She said … I cleaned out the very dirty and cluttered garage making more...
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Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach
Feb 1, 20235 min read
Just Because You're Talking Doesn't Mean You Get Heard
Does it ever puzzle you that your partner doesn't get what you're saying? Do you ever feel you you're being perfectly clear in your...
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Sonika Tinker, MSW, Co-Founder
Apr 6, 20225 min read
The Importance Of Feeling Heard
Just last week, a woman sent me an email saying, “I am so sad and frustrated that my husband doesn’t listen to what I say!” Many couples...
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Nov 9, 20217 min read
My Husband Doesn’t Value Me
Feeling unvalued by your partner can show up in a myriad of ways. Learn how you can change this dynamic in your relationship right now.
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Sep 2, 20218 min read
How To Stop Fighting In A Relationship
How do you stop fighting in a relationship? This is an all-important question for anyone in a serious relationship. In most...
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Jul 1, 20217 min read
Understanding Women
As a heterosexual man married to a woman, I can safely say that being in relationship with Sonika, and other women before her, has...
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May 30, 20215 min read
Understanding Men
Being in relationship with a man is a fantastic adventure. It’s challenging and illuminating, even mysterious. Men are powerful, fun, and...
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Dec 2, 20205 min read
How To Bring Out The Best In Your Relationship
One of the benefits of Covid has been having more time to read books. I’d gotten so used to only consuming books through audio, but...
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Jun 29, 20205 min read
How To Make Your Wife Happy
During my years of relationship coaching, I can’t tell you how many men have said something like this to me: “If only I had a bullet...
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Jun 13, 20203 min read
Getting What You DON’T Want In Relationship (Relationship Foundation, Part 1/3)
In the beginning of your relationship, when you’re all enamored and in love – AKA the Honeymoon Phase – your partner is the best. You...
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May 11, 20204 min read
How To Communicate About Relationship Issues
The most common issue couples present to us is Communication (or lack thereof). It is one thing to communicate about logistics and ...
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Dec 1, 20199 min read
Taking Things Personally
We all know what it means to take stuff personally, because it’s really irritating when it’s happening to you. Sometimes you’re trying to...
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Sonika Tinker, MSW, Co-Founder
Aug 14, 20197 min read
Loneliness in relationship
Are you lonely? You are not alone. Recent studies suggest that about half of Americans feel lonely. Our networks, social interactions...
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Jun 26, 20185 min read
Fighting To Be Right Even Though You Don’t Want To Be (Relationship Foundation, Part 2/3)
This is Part 2 of our relationship foundations series. In the last podcast I talked about our tendency to talk about our problems – or...
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Apr 1, 20185 min read
Creating Intimacy And Improving Communication
To improve security, we recently moved our entire website to a different server. As I was checking it out to make sure everything was up...
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Mar 26, 20185 min read
Complaining For Change Is Poor Communication
“You don’t listen to me!” “What are you talking about, I’m right here in front of you … “ Sonika and I did a presentation this week for a...
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