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August 10, 2026 Tips from Hostage Negotiaters Is there anything we can learn from hostage negotiators that applies to conflict resolution in relationships? While eac… October 1, 2025 How Does Marriage Counseling Work? How Does Marriage Counseling Work? September 25, 2025 Effective Listening What are some criteria for effective listening in the Bible? Some seek to correct the other per… September 24, 2025 Connection Before Correction While doing right leads to healthy relationships, the Bible also promotes the opposite: healthy… September 23, 2025 Forgiving Versus Reconciling Many choose to forgive because forgiveness has benefits for the forgiver. Forgiveness is a canc… April 10, 2025 Let Them Theory The book called let them theory has sold 1.2 million copies in its first month alone. It's a popular book by Mel Robbins. It's purported to give peop… May 23, 2023 Shame and What to Do About It I look back over my life and I think we can all say we have made major mistakes. We have weaknesse… February 10, 2023 Conflict Resolution It may take two to resolve conflict, but all each person can do, is control themselves instead of … October 7, 2022 Keep Calm and Carry On? The first half of this article reveals the anatomy of stress, and how we can res… April 12, 2022 Minute Mood Couples Journaling Create a journal with a partner "I wish we were closer." "I wish I knew what she was thinking." "He should know what I want. It doesn't do any good i… February 25, 2021 Gottman’s Sound Relationship House Depression, anxiety, and divorce are continuing to rise. The fallout on marriages and parenting is immense. It may be time to get back to core values… March 24, 2020 Verbal Judo Le Hoang on Unsplash I admire a friend of mine who is a fourth degree black belt. I noticed the rest of us would get upset at conflict so …

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