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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Jul 10, 2012 •
in Blog, Infidelity, Marriage, Sex •
with No Comments
We wanted to share the following “Monthly Marriage Tips” from our friends at The National Healthy Marriage Institute! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Healthy Marriage Tip — Attraction to Someone Who is Not Your Spouse The National Healthy Marriage Institute The last two monthly marriage tips have been on increasing that lovin’ feelin’ with your spouse and how to
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by Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, CFLE+ •
on Jul 9, 2012 •
in Blog, Counseling, Culture, Men, Sex, Women •
with 2 Comments
After posting this image on my Strengthening Marriage, Inc. Facebook page a reader posted an edited version (see below) of the original graphic. What ensued was an interesting conversation about modesty that I thought may be of value to share here on my blog as well
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by Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, CFLE+ •
on Jul 9, 2012 •
in Blog, Date Night, How We Met, Marriage, Misc/Fun, Women •
with No Comments
Win two tickets to the Red Carpet movie Premiere of Charly by sharing your love story here! Marriage and relationships are never easy. There are challenges, especially when the people involved are complete opposites. In the movie Charly the main characters are not only opposites by nature but by upbringing as well. Through the course
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Jun 21, 2012 •
in Blog, Intimacy, Marriage, Men, Sex, Women •
with 137 Comments
Reflections from a Sexual Desert The following writings were sent to me by a man who has spent many years in a sexual desert in his marriage. He has agreed to let me share some of the heart piercing and profound reverie he has had regarding the intimately starved marriage in which he is living
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Jun 14, 2012 •
in Blog, Marriage, Men, Parenting, Sex, Women •
with 3 Comments
Parents will do almost anything for the welfare of their children. But talking with their kids openly and confidently about sex and intimacy doesn’t seem to be one of those things. When I ask audiences how many of them had parents who taught them more than half of their knowledge about sex, I rarely get
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Jun 6, 2012 •
in Blog, Counseling, Intimacy, Marriage •
with 4 Comments
Ryan found himself drawn to the adrenaline-like energy of an old friend, because that passion and aliveness was missing within his own soul. If he is not careful he will mistake the attraction to her for something other than a yearning to come alive within himself. Nourish Your Aliveness Nourishing our own aliveness is the
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on May 31, 2012 •
in Blog, Intimacy, Marriage, Men, Sex •
with 3 Comments
“I remember one evening when I could see in my husband’s eyes that he was not exactly ‘in the mood.’ The cares of the day and the weight of work pressures were heavy on his mind, not to mention the fact that he was just plain tired. All of a sudden it dawned on me
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on May 29, 2012 •
in Blog, Marriage, Men •
with No Comments
I’ve been noticing some of the pretty great things about husbands, and thought I’d start keeping a list, so here it is: I love that they’ll walk on water for you if you’ll just treat them right. I love that they’ll kill creepy, crawly spiders for you, so you don’t have to! I love how
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on May 24, 2012 •
in Blog, Intimacy, Marriage, Sex •
with 4 Comments
Sexual incompatibility is pretty inevitable in marriage. Because of some recent emails, I wanted to make sure we are clear on the fact that marriage will inevitably have some challenges for couples to overcome in the bedroom. When we hold the notion that we won’t have any differences or incompatibilities in marriage it can set
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on May 9, 2012 •
in Blog, Counseling, Marriage, Men, Women •
with No Comments
Many of us struggle with having unhealthy personal boundaries. These unhealthy boundaries tend to make us co-dependent on others for our feelings of self worth. Unhealthy Personal Boundaries Make for Unhealthy Marriages Being co-dependent can be hard on a marriage if either or both spouses do not have a healthy sense of self or a healthy
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