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Couples

Practical, professional guidance for married and committed couples working through the everyday friction, distance, and repair that come with sharing a life.

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Communication & Voice <>The Voice Is Not Created in the Throat

There is an old assumption that a commanding voice is a matter of vocal technique: deepen the tone,…

7 min read
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Communication & Voice <>People Respond to Presence Before They Process Words

Before another person consciously registers a single word out of your mouth, their nervous system has already made…

8 min read
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Communication & Voice <>When Sound Has No Presence, It Becomes Noise

There is a difference between a voice that is merely audible and a voice that actually lands. Sound…

8 min read
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Communication & Voice <>The Limits of Language and the Power of Silence

Language is a tool for pointing at reality, not a substitute for it. Words can describe an experience,…

7 min read
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Communication & Voice <>Your Body Speaks Before Your Mouth Does

Long before a single word leaves your mouth, your body has already spoken. The set of your shoulders,…

8 min read
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Communication & Voice <>The Weakness of Words Begins with the Speaker

When people say a man's words carry no weight, they usually blame the words themselves: the wrong phrasing,…

7 min read
Six translucent tinted glass lenses arranged in an arc, each catching and refracting a single beam of warm amber light differently, symbolizing the different emotional lenses through which people interpret the same events
Insecurity <>The Six Lenses: Understanding the Core Needs That Shape How People See the World

Introduction Every person moves through the world wearing a pair of glasses they did not choose and rarely…

20 min read
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Husband and Wife <>Measuring Whether Love Is Actually Being Expressed

Measuring Whether Love Is Actually Being Expressed How can a husband know whether his wife actually feels loved?…

28 min read
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Emotional Disconnection <>Love When the Husband Is Struggling

Love When the Husband Is Struggling A husband does not stop needing love simply because he is the…

31 min read
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Financial Conflict <>Love When the Wife Fails

Love When the Wife Fails Marriage becomes most revealing when one spouse fails. It is relatively easy to…

25 min read
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Husband and Wife <>Love and Faithfulness

Love and Faithfulness Love and faithfulness are closely connected because genuine marital love is not only about what…

31 min read
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Husband and Wife <>Love Versus Control

Love Versus Control Love and control can sometimes look similar from the outside, especially when a person uses…

28 min read
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