“I’ve found that spouses often feel more betrayed by emotional infidelity because it’s not just about sex. Emotional affairs are about an intimate relationship with someone outside the marriage. Learning to trust someone and be emotionally vulnerable after these affairs can be incredibly difficult. If only they had learned how to talk to their partner…
I was a chronic liar before I hit double digits. I lied about how I was feeling: No, I’m not angry. I’m just tired. I lied about what I wanted to do: I don’t care which movie we go see. Lying was not only easy—it allowed me to avoid both conflict and rejection. I grew…
This was posted to Facebook a while back: The human brain is amazing. It functions 24/7 from when we are born and only stops when you take a test or talk to someone attractive. The second part of this quote certainly applied to the Biblical Samson. Before his birth an angel of the Lord appeared…
I’m guessing that approximately zero percent of the Christians exposed in the Ashley Madison scandal planned on having affairs on their wedding days. And yet, startlingly, thousands of husbands and wives have succumbed to affairs. That’s why seasoned premarital counselors Dana and Philip McReady* spend a significant amount of time talking with engaged couples about…
How many words can you brainstorm which begin with the prefix “re”? Google shows me a couple hundred, if not more. “Re-” means “again” or “in new form”. In the world of recovery and marriage counseling, “re-“ is a necessary concept. Allow me to explain. Troy and Kate entered pastoral counseling for a last-effort meeting….
