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Is It Way Too Easy for Your Husband to Push Your Buttons? Why We Get So Defensive

Anger is often a secondary emotion. So we need to ask: What's going on below the surface? We're wrapping up our emotional maturity series with a look at anger. Yesterday I was talking about how anger is like an iceberg; anger is the emotion that we're comfortable with...

Handling Anger in Marriage: Understanding the Iceberg

Many marriages are plagued by anger, and yelling matches or big angry outbursts. People will often say, "I have a temper problem" or "he has an anger problem." As we finish up our series on emotional maturity, I promised to spend a little bit of time on anger because...

EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: Do Christian Resources Promote Emotional Immaturity (especially in men)?

Christian books ask far more of women than they do of men. We learned that pretty quickly when we read the top 15 bestselling Christian sex & marriage books for our upcoming book The Great Sex Rescue. But what they're really doing is assuming that men can never be...

EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What To Do When Your Spouse is Stonewalling

Have you ever experienced stonewalling in your marriage? If you've ever said something like, "He refuses to talk about it," "every time I bring it up he shuts me down," "She walks out of the room if I mention it." "He tells me he won't change and the topic is closed,"...
7 Questions to Ask to Vet Your Counselor

7 Questions to Ask to Vet Your Counselor

How do you find a good counselor when you need to seek help for marriage issues? Sheila here! I found Sarah Allman on Instagram, where we interacted about the vital importance of vetting counselors before you go to see one. This is something I'd been talking about on...

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