7 Steps to Keep Defensiveness from Ruining Our Relationships (Part 1)
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7 Steps to Keep Defensiveness from Ruining Our Relationships (Part 1)

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on how to notice and address defensiveness in yourself, to both have better mental health individually and much more peace and productivity in your personal and professional relationships.  One of the privileges of my work is hearing from readers or event attendees who get an “a-ha” moment…

4 Shifts That Brought a Struggling Marriage Back From the Brink
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4 Shifts That Brought a Struggling Marriage Back From the Brink

A note from Shaunti: I’m excited this week to introduce you to the newest member of our team, our lead editor Laurie Davies, via this guest blog. If your marriage has settled into a place of “so-so,” or if it’s hanging on by a thread, her story – coupled with small shifts that brought her…

8 Relationship Roadblocks that Sabotage Young Couples – Part 3
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8 Relationship Roadblocks that Sabotage Young Couples – Part 3

This is the final piece in a three-part series for young twenty-something couples pondering marriage – and those who love them. Please pass this article – and Part 1 and Part 2 – along to someone who needs it. If the twenty-something you know wants more practical help and encouragement for relationships, encourage them to…

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 2
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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 2

These two articles (see Part 1, here) are new entries in our series to equip engaged and newlywed couples  – and anyone else trying to create a great marriage. Based on more than 18 years of research and 12 nationally-representative studies with more than 40,000 men and women, these articles identify some of the most…

Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 1 
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Top Marriage Advice for Newlyweds (and Everyone Else) About Conflict – Part 1 

This is a new entry in our series to equip engaged and newlywed couples – and anyone else trying to create a great marriage. Based on more than 18 years of research and 12 nationally representative studies with more than 40,000 men and women, these articles identify simple (but essential) habits for highly happy marriages….