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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.

Are You Un-satisfiable in your Relationship?

Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach

Sep 33 min read

Healthy Communication

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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Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach

Apr 4, 20233 min read

Communication Skills

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

Communication Skills

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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Two Ways of Listening in Your Relationship Communication

Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach

Mar 15, 20235 min read

Communication Skills

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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Just Because You're Talking Doesn't Mean You Get Heard

Christian Pedersen, Co-Founder, Master Coach

Feb 1, 20235 min read

Communication Skills

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

Communication Skills

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

Relationship Issues

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

Fights and Arguments

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

Intimacy

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

Intimacy

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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How To Bring Out The Best In Your Relationship

Dec 2, 20205 min read

Healthy Marriage

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

Intimacy (in a marriage)

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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Getting What You DON’T Want In Relationship (Relationship Foundation, Part 1/3)

Jun 13, 20203 min read

Communication Skills

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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How To Communicate About Relationship Issues

May 11, 20204 min read

Communication Skills

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

Relationship Issues

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

Intimacy

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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Fighting To Be Right Even Though You Don’t Want To Be (Relationship Foundation, Part 2/3)

Jun 26, 20185 min read

Communication Skills

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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Creating Intimacy And Improving Communication

Apr 1, 20185 min read

Communication Skills

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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Complaining For Change Is Poor Communication

Mar 26, 20185 min read

Communication Skills

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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