As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, people were often surprised that, until last month, I was not married. People undoubtedly questioned my marital expertise without having experienced marriage. I had thought-out answers I had...
Every year for lent, my grandpa would tell us he was giving up 7-layer cake…Of course, he would wryly confide to us that he had never had 7-layer cake in his whole life, which meant that he was very successful at his lenten goal! But isn’t that...
Let me share with you one of the most prideful moments of my life. When I was about 18-years-old, I was doing really well…I went to daily mass, prayed every day, was very involved in my faith. I pretty much thought that I was on the fast-track to...
I have to admit, being the daughter of a Deacon in the Catholic Church has its perks. One such perk being my full-time access to a person (way more) knowledgeable about the Catholic rulings on the holy Sacrament of Matrimony than I. This...
“Marriage is an adventure, like going to war. ” – Gilbert K. Chesterton So, you want to change the way the world sees marriage? Reclaim it from those who say a relationship between two person of the same sex is marriage? Then...
In the world of psychology, and marriage and couple counseling, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are well known. The term was coined by John and Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute which specializes in research and therapy training for...