healthy marriage Archives ⋆ Mike and Susan Dawson

Removing Negative Things From Your Marriage: The Power Of One

Have you ever noticed that you spend so much time putting good things back into your marriage that you forget to do anything about the bad stuff that was already there? Of course not! Putting positive things in — generosity, fun, love, respect, etc. — should cancel out the negative stuff. Right? Well, not exactly. As much as we preach putting positive things into your marriage, it’s not enough. For every good thing that goes in, something bad must come out. That's the Power of One - You have the ability to do this on your own. The good news is that we are here to help get you there [...]

Opting out of Relationship Paradigms

michaeldawsonlpc@gmail.com2018-07-06T14:31:43+00:00Communication, Goals|

When was the last time you said to your spouse, “You sound just like your Mom, or You sound just like your Dad.” Now listen to how you just “said” that in your head. Doing this can tell you a lot about what you think regarding your In-laws relationship. If you said that with a loving sigh, “You sound just like….. (sigh)” then your in-laws, more than likely have a fairly good relationship. However if it was a critical and snarky inter-cranial comment then you may not care for how your in-laws do some parts of their marriage. Break the Habits & Opt Out So how do you keep from repeating [...]