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Paul and Peggy: Dealing Gracefully with Step Parenting, Cancer, and Unemployment
When it rains it pours. Paul and Peggy, married 40 years, stuck together as a team when many couples would have fallen apart when his kids said "Your not my mother!", through Peggy's breast cancer and Paul's periods of unemployment. […]
Sue and Dave: Dealing with Differences
Do opposites attract? They sure do! Sue and Dave describe how they survived their huge differences in their 40 year marriage.The Oldest Couple Ever to be Married
The Oldest Couple Ever to be Married!Carolynn and Brad: We Lost 36 Family Members in 36 Months!
Carolyn and Brad, married 23 years, lost 36 family members in a span of 36 months. Can you imagine? It was tough, but they got through it together with a stronger marriage.Scott and Karla: Why Wait to Say Goodbye?
When Scott Nelson had terminal cancer and just days left to live, his family and friends held an amazing event to celebrate Scott...with Scott! The evening was filled with love, laughter and more than a few tears of sorrow and […]
10 Tips for Managing Stress
1. Develop self-awareness and learn to effectively identify your stress. If you’re flying through life, barely stopping to breathe, you might not even be aware of the stress you’re experiencing. If you’re unaware of it, you’ll be unable to manage […]
‘Tis the Season to Turn Sadness Into Joy
by Barbara Williams In many traditions in our busy world, the holidays signify the time of leisure, of relaxing, reconnecting and spending quality time with loved ones. Initially intended to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we're accustomed to Christmas as: "'Tis […]
Appreciation Can Turn a Marriage Around
by Priscilla Hunt Susan loves Mitch. No question about it. But after 20 years of marriage, she shared with me over a cup of coffee that she doesn't like him. "He's boring! He doesn't like to do anything fun and we […]
Four Actions to a Happy Marriage
by Val Frost-McKinley How can we create the happily-ever-after future that we pledge on our wedding day? How can we sustain the love we feel? I believe that there are four actions that each couple must consciously choose to do in […]
Managing Stress Effectively within the Couple Relationship
by Priscilla and Greg Hunt, PhD Want to understand how to manage stress more effectively? Check out the self-paced, on-demand, online course: https://courses.closecompanions.org/p/managing-stress-together-online-course/ Stress – it’s a concept with which we are all familiar. As individuals living in 2012 we each have […]
