by Ramona Zabriskie | Aug 23, 2017 | Creating Your Own Happiness, Identifying the Problems, Rectifying the Wrongs, Uncovering the Reasons, Understanding Men
By Emily Belnap Does resentment resonate with you? For me, it’s that icky, awful, angry, “why do I have to do it all myself?” feeling. This feeling is so familiar …
by Ramona Zabriskie | Jul 12, 2017 | Identifying the Problems, Managing Conflict, Preventing Conflict, Rectifying the Wrongs, Uncovering the Reasons
On our first night in Honolulu (we’d been married five years), we had dinner at an outdoor table at a Waikiki Beach restaurant. It was the beginning—and the end—of a …
by Ramona Zabriskie | May 25, 2017 | Helping Him Open Up, Identifying the Problems, Preventing Conflict, Uncovering the Reasons, Understanding Men
In a recent Wife for Life University class, a student excitedly reported a breakthrough conversation she had recently shared with her husband. I asked what she had learned from the …
by Ramona Zabriskie | Mar 31, 2017 | Helping Him Find a Dream, Inspiring Him, Maintaining Your Vision, Surviving the Tough Times, Uncovering the Reasons
When Washington Roebling, builder of New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, became permanently disabled in the execution of his dangerous duties in 18__, his wife, Emily refused to give up on the …
by Ramona Zabriskie | Mar 24, 2017 | Optimize Your Marriage, Prepare for Marriage, Revive Your Marriage, Save Your Marriage, Start Your Marriage
You know what they say: In school, we learn the lessons before we take the test. In life, we take the test before we learn the lessons… She learns and …
by Ramona Zabriskie | Mar 9, 2017 | Building a Partnership, Building a Relationship, Helping Him Open Up, Managing Conflict, Understanding Men
I recently read a report by the Gottman Institute about Dr. Gottman’s long-term study of 130 newlywed couples, in which it was discovered that men who allow their wives to...