Let’s talk about Screen Free Week for a minute. How much do you actually spend looking down at your screen? Have a question these days? You can quickly Google it, no problem. Wonder what your High School best friend is up to? You can find out in 10 seconds by pulling up Facebook on your phone. Need to pay your...
April 30th is National Honesty Day in the United States. The purpose of Honesty Day is to celebrate and encourage honesty in communication, relationships, and politics. In this day and age I think we could all use a little bit more honesty in our lives. There is a pretty common saying that honesty is the best policy. Which is not...
I remember a talking to a friend about her parents. She recalls being a teenager and just being grossed out by her parents kissing each other in the kitchen. Or being mortified because her father would pat her mother’s butt as he walked behind her. As an adult, she said she can now look back at that fondly because of...
I’m sure many of you have heard or experienced how vacation sex can be more fun and exciting than sex at home. If you hadn’t heard or experienced this, well there is actually some statistical evidence behind it now! Research commissioned by the US Travel Association found that couples who vacation together have a significantly higher quality sex life! More...
Most people experience some hit to their sex life at some point or another. Sometimes we are affected by external factors like work, money or family. Other times our sexual experiences may suffer because of our own internal struggles. This may be because stress, anxiety or low self-esteem. Is our weight really tied to the level of intimacy or amount...
Tax Day is quickly approaching which means it is a great time to look how you can use your tax refund to benefit your relationship. Did you know that 78% of American workers live paycheck to paycheck and 44% of adults can’t cover an emergency costing as little as $400? These statistics illuminate just how easy financial stress can become...
Many times I’ve heard parents of teenagers sharing frustrations about their kids “just being a teenager” or wishing for that phase of childhood to pass. This stage of life is a difficult transition for everyone in the family. If we’re honest, loving your teenager can be hard. Their hormones are raging, they experience mood swings and seemingly want nothing to...
We all know what being in a funk feels like. Have you ever found yourself stuck in negative thoughts about yourself, your job, or the situation you are in? That’s the funk. Put simply, the funk is being frustrated with how life is treating us. In those moments we usually are looking at life in a pretty pessimistic way. Research...
It is well known that in a committed relationship, sex is a wonderful way for partners to be both physically and emotionally connected. Research has found that healthy sex in a relationship increases the amount of affection felt by partners. This increased affection creates more intimacy and in turn can lead to more healthy sex! New research has found that...
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