by Sabrina Walters | Sep 1, 2018 | Conflict, Couples, Marriage
Many of you are aware that Eric is still a teacher, and therefore essentially has two and a half months off every summer. Me, I’m a therapist and don’t get time off unless I take it. There can be a lot of benefits to this system — I get a house-husband for a...
by Sabrina Walters | Aug 29, 2018 | Communication, Core Values, Core Values Couples, Couples, Intimacy, Marriage
I was working with a couple recently, and they were getting stuck on an issue that plagues a lot of us. One partner, let’s call her Lily, was much less interested in romance than her husband (let’s call him Rich). Rich wanted to go on dates with his wife,...
by Sabrina Walters | Aug 29, 2018 | Communication, Conflict, Family, Health, Marriage
If you, your partner or child, a parent or other immediate family member, becomes diagnosed with a long-term illness, gets severely injured, or faces some other medical crisis, it will obviously affect your relationship. We know this, and yet we don’t like to...
by Sabrina Walters | Aug 21, 2018 | Couples, Intimacy, Marriage
Wedding vows: creating a covenant with your beloved, in front of witnesses, swearing to love each other until death do you part. But does that include doing the dishes? Does it include keeping quiet when we haven’t had breakfast yet, because who knows what...
by Sabrina Walters | Aug 21, 2018 | Couples, Intimacy, Marriage
I hope you’ll indulge me for a moment, because I really want to take this opportunity to brag on my incredible daughter-in-law (or, as I like to say, ‘daughter-in-LOVE’). She’s recently started a blog called “My Daughter’s...
by Sabrina Walters | Aug 20, 2018 | Couples, Intimacy, Marriage
When was the last time you made time for FUN with your partner? As therapists and leaders of couples’ workshops, we will be the first to tell you that great relationships take work. They do! That’s part and parcel of a long-term commitment. But great...
