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Free E-book – Turning Conflict into Closeness
You Can Turn Conflict Into Closeness What an awesome offer just for us!! Author and marriage and family therapist, Emil Harker, MS, LMFT, is offering us a free copy of his awesome new book You Can Turn Conflict Into Closeness. Just use promo code “LBfree” to get your copy. Here’s what I think about this
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Marriage Meme #12 — Happy Families
“Kids who are raised in happy families have an easier time creating a happy family of their own.” ~Laura M. Brotherson We encourage you to help us strengthen marriages and families by sharing these memes on your favorite social media sites! #StrengtheningMarriage #MarriageMemes See all the Marriage Memes here!
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VIDEO — Tips for Parents – Help Young Adults Be Better Prepared for Sex in Marriage
How parents can help their young adults be married well, and better prepared for sexual intimacy in marriage is the topic addressed in this video clip. Taken from Laura M. Brotherson’s complete presentation “Preparing Young Adults for Healthy Sexual Intimacy in Marriage,” this clip is a teaser from the Northwest Coalition for Healthy Intimacy
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BYU Required Course Features Laura’s Book
It is very exciting to be included in Brigham Young University’s newest required course Religion C 200 “Eternal Families.” BYU has included an entire section in their course syllabus entitled, “Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment” with information taken from our book And They Were Not Ashamed–Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment. It’s pretty groundbreaking that
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Marriage Workshop – The Art & Science of Love
The Art & Science of Love A Weekend Workshop for Couples September 18-19, 2015 (Manitou Springs, CO) October 23-24, 2015 (Denver, CO) Caralee Frederic, LCSW, CGT, SRT will be offering the Art & Science of Love Couples Workshop developed by The Gottman Institute this year, coming to CO for the first time! Caralee is Certified as
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Celebrating 24 Years with My Sweetheart
In honor of 24 years of marriage to my sweetheart, Kevin Brotherson, I’ve gathered some of our couple/anniversary photos throughout the years (2015 – 1991) to share with you. You’ll also find a link below to some fun marriage tradition ideas to help you celebrate your years together and make them continually better and better!
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Restoring Intimacy Conf – Sep 19th
Northwest Coalition for Healthy Intimacy (NWCHI) 2015 Annual Conference Saturday, September 19, 2015 Portland, Oregon REGISTER TODAY! Use Coupon Code WAMFT to get $15 off!!! Certified Sex Therapist, Laura M. Brotherson, will be one of the keynote speakers for this excellent conference presented by the Northwest Coalition for Healthy Intimacy (NWCHI) to help couples restore
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MM Video #005 — Look for a Third Option
Couples get stuck in their relationships because they can only think of the two opposite options that each of them have already come up with. There’s always a 3rd option if couples will let themselves think outside the box regarding their relationship dilemmas. In this Marriage Message #005 — Look for a Third Option, Laura
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Effects of Porn on Relationships
EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHY ON RELATIONSHIPS Title: Pornography and Relationship Damage Research Results Publication: Morality In Media Author: Mary Anne Layden, Ph.D. Date: 12/13/2013 Adult exposure to pornographic media is connected with: 1. Greater acceptance of sex before marriage 2. Having more sex partners 3. Rating their partners as less attractive 4. Being less satisfied with
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Fifty Shades of Messed Up
I am loathe to give this any free publicity, but as a sex therapist who specifically works with a lot of pornography and sexual addiction issues, and has a passion for helping couples have great, healthy sex in their marriages, I hope to steer people clear of getting caught up in the hype of ingesting
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