Over 20 years ago when Zahrain and I were receiving marriage guidance from Bishop Brown of Bronzeville, Chicago who officiated our wedding, he schooled us on three critical issues of focus for sustained happiness in our marriage. In this brief blog, I will focus on the second (sex), and may discuss the other two in... Continue Reading →
Many people seek counseling and therapy when they are walking through a tough situation, suffering a mental illness, or simply feel stuck. However, something doesn’t always have to be wrong in order to get help. Pre-marriage counseling can be so beneficial to help newly engaged couples enter into a whole new season of their lives.... Continue Reading →
For couples, the holiday season can be stressful, to say the least. There can be arguments about money, whose parents' house we are going to first, where we will be spending the most time, what to bring, what gifts to get, etc. This year with COVID, all of these factors can be even more challenging. One thing couples will benefit from is... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my review of The Power of Two by Susan Heitler. In our last post we covered the second basic of dialogue which is, use the four S’s We discussed a cooperative and collaborative way to communicate that focuses on interlacing the thoughts and perspectives of the individuals to create a new mutual understanding.... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my review of The Power of Two by Susan Heitler. In our last post we covered the first basic of dialogue, braid your dialogue. We discussed a cooperative and collaborative way to communicate that focuses on interlacing the thoughts and perspectives of the individuals to create a new mutual understanding. Today we will be... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my review of The Power of Two by Susan Heitler. In our last post we covered the seventh basic of listening, use bilateral listening. We discussed the ways in which we listen or don’t listen to others as we attempt to multitask or win a discussion and how they are harmful to... Continue Reading →
Authors of Dinosaur Divorce Laurene Krasny Brown was born in New York City, NY. She has authored and illustrated sixteen children's books. She has a background in education, the arts, and children's cognitive development and is in the fine art's career. While her husband, Marc Brown is an American author and illustrator of children's books.... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my review of The Power of Two by Susan Heitler. In our last post we covered the sixth basic of listening, listen to feelings. We addressed what verbalizing emotions can be like for someone as well as how it is to be on the receiving end of emotions. Today we will be... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to my review of The Power of Two by Susan Heitler. In our last post we covered the fourth basic of communicating, no polluting. We discussed and defined tact and how to utilize it within your communication with your partner. Today we will be diving into the fifth basic of collaborative dialogue, listen to... Continue Reading →
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