Why Hire a Partnership Marriage Coach?

I work with couples who are looking to nurture their connection with each other, expand teamwork in their daily lives together and create a fulfilling, enduring partnership over time. When I share that with people, I generally get a very positive, enthusiastic response. When a prospective couple calls me, I’m happy. I feel very lucky! […]

Men’s Wellness Retreat

Save the date for Men’s Wellness Retreat! In collaboration with other speakers, I will be presenting a workshop at the Men’s Wellness Retreat on November 12th.  The title of my presentation is Exploring Partnership in Marriage (for men!). In my workshop, you will explore what partnership looks like for you in your marriage (or committed relationship).  […]

Making Time for Conversation

Life is very busy today. Martha and I often feel that we have too much on our plates and want to be less stressed and have more time for ourselves. Our businesses, our family, our friends, our garden, our health and our home take up sizable chunks of our attention. We feel as though we […]

Healing Hurts and Reconnecting

One of the lessons that Martha and I have learned over the years is that, to build a strong loving partnership, it’s very important to regularly connect with each other. We are interested in how the other person is doing. We check in with each other, we converse, we plan and we connect. When we […]

Phase 1: Falling into Us

Several years ago, I was sharing with a group of couples in one of my workshops about my second date with Martha, when we attended a community theater production of “Some Like it Hot.” I shared with them that it was on that date when Martha and I first fell in love. Martha, who was […]

The Gift of Understanding

Being able to listen to each other is fundamental to a loving relationship. In fact, listening is a much more powerful act than speaking. Listening to your partner grants them their self-expression. Your partner will feel enlivened when you listen to them. They will feel validated, seen and heard when you understand what they say. […]

Dealing with Upsets in your Marriage

Problems, stress and upsets are part of the landscape for married couples. When partners get angry, frustrated or annoyed, their sense of well-being, connectedness and partnership can disappear quickly. How well you deal with each other when the applecart of your life gets turned upside down can make all the difference in how effectively and […]

Assessing Partnership in your Marriage

The following is a tool that you and your spouse can use to get a sense of the degree of partnership in different areas of your life.  First, find some time in your calendars to have this conversation. Get together and talk about how you know when your partnership is strong. For instance, you both […]

What is a Great Partnership?

I am interested in partnership in marriage. I wondered this week about how people create partnership in other areas of life, such as in business or in sports. I did some searching on the Internet this week to see how people in different professional arenas might answer the question: What is a great partnership? Is […]

Coming in June, 2014: The Partnership Marriage

I am very excited to let you know that my book, The Partnership Marriage: Creating the Life You Love…Together, will be available on Amazon by the end of this June! The premise of my book is that marriage is a lifelong conversation for fulfilling, enduring partnership. Here’s an excerpt from the book. From the Prologue: […]