Conflict in marriage is inevitable but sometimes our emotions can derail a healthy resolution. The Vital Smarts authors of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when Stakes are High explain how we can better handle our emotions in any high-stakes, emotionally jarring conversation.
Read MoreAs Dr. Gregory Popcack argues, a great sex life is the product of great social intimacy. A couples therapist, Dr. Popcack inserts insightful anecdotes and advice based on actual lessons he has learned from couples.
Read MoreIn this podcast, we discuss women’s number one relationship need. We discuss women’s relationship insecurities, what reassurance from her husband can look like, and other tidbits we learned from Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn’s groundbreaking book, For Men Only.
Read MoreWith Maryanne as a choleric and Patrick a phlegmatic, this couple has had to find ways to agree that is less argumentative (Maryanne) and more forward (Patrick). As they reflect on what they have learned in their years of marriage, they present to us the beautiful synergy of what it looks like to bring the best out of our spouse.
Read MoreMy husband is a fun-loving, easy-going, good-natured, spontaneous sanguine. We looked at the character traits of a sanguine as described by Art and Larraine Bennett in their book The Temperament that God Gave You. Gerhard describes what these traits look like in real life, the good and the bad of them, and offers some words of advice to other husbands and fathers who share his temperament.
Read MoreLinda Weber’s book, Mom, You’re Incredible!, is a dose of encouragement to all moms who have chosen to be full-time caregivers of their children. You’re not just a housewife or a babysitter, you’re nurturing the hearts and souls of the next generation of people on our planet.
Read MoreAs a parent (and I should add, as a wife) the negative emotions I encounter on a day to day basis can hit me suddenly like a landslide: feelings of anger, resentment, guilt, and overwhelming stress. Here I reflect on what it looks like to integrate our Jungian shadow, or our darker side, using the awareness of our negative emotions so that we can become a more emotionally balanced parent.
Read MoreJoin us in this podcast as we discuss the highs and lows of the sanguine temperament with husband and father, Adrien Quenneville.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, Gerhard and Jocelyne interview Marie-Rose Quenneville, a wife and mother of five. Marie-Rose gives us a greater insight as to what it looks like to be both a mother and a wife as a melancholic woman. Her secondary temperament is phlegmatic.
Read MorePodcast Episode 6. We discuss teenagers with Matt Charbonneau, a high school religion teacher from Ottawa, Canada. He tells us how teenagers have changed in behaviour and academic ability over the years of his teaching. We discuss the pros and cons of teaching and learning from home, and how teenagers can do best in this new digital environment.
Read MoreIn the midst of social isolation, it’s still fun to get dressed up. Check out the latest trends for the 2020 summer season, complete with some tips if you are pregnant or post-partum breastfeeding!
Read MoreCan a choleric be a nurturing mother and a respectable, loving wife? In this post, Jocelyne discloses 6 new insights about the choleric temperament.
Read MoreIn lieu of social distancing due to Covid19, here’s a reflection on loneliness and social isolation in new mothers.
Read MoreIn light of International Women’s Day, here are some findings on women in love. In this article is a summary of the Feldhahn’s chapter on why women need reassurance, some findings on women and insecurity, women and emotions, and the power of “holding someone tight” by Dr. Sue Johnson (of Ottawa).
Read MoreRespect is crucial for men. They search for it in the workplace, but especially they crave it at home. Does respect need to be earned? The Feldhahn’s argue it should be unconditional. Join Jocelyne as she wraps her head around the issue of respect.
Read MoreIn this podcast, Gerhard and Jocelyne discuss why respect is often such a critical component of relationships for men. Why do men crave respect? What does respect look like? How can respect be unconditional? Join us for a great conversation!
Read MoreIt’s not the teachers’ job to help our kids become the best person they can be. That’s our job. No one else will stick by our kids for five, ten, twenty years. We will. And for that reason, we need to have a vision of where we want our kids to go and of what kind of people we would like them to be.
Read MoreHere’s a quick review of the Five Love Languages, as well as some questions to help you determine which love language fits you.
Read MoreIn this podcast, we give you a quick update on what we have been up to these last four months: a baby, a move, a new life direction, and even Lyme disease.
Read MoreOn the runways, a theme cropping up this year is “apocalypse” (or post-apocalypse). Picture an outfit that is black, add a hood, put spikes on the boots, and add a gas mask as an accessory and you have an image of this style.
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