Healing the Heart: Affair Recovery
Kate Motaung2025-07-18T11:15:13-07:00Few things are as painful as the heartbreak caused by an affair. We get married believing that something like that could never happen in our lives. The reality is [...]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Growing in Empathy
Dr. Shane Patrick, Kate Motaung2025-05-15T00:11:15-07:00Empathy, the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings, is often described as “walking a mile in someone else’s shoes.” While this saying may be used lightly in [...]
Why Premarital Counseling is for Every Engaged Couple
Dr. Shane Patrick, Kate Motaung2025-04-17T05:15:10-07:00Premarital counseling is for every engaged couple. That is a simple, but all-encompassing statement. There are many reasons why couples don’t sign up for premarital counseling. Some couples say [...]
Powerful Responses to Gaslighting in Relationships
Becky Pedersen, Kate Motaung2025-04-01T23:37:41-07:00Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that messes with your mind and emotions, making you second guess your reality. It can make you question your memories, beliefs, and even [...]
How to Cultivate Emotional Intimacy in a Relationship
Angela Yoon, Kate Motaung2025-03-26T23:30:07-07:00Human beings have been created and hardwired for social connection. God, in his wisdom, created us to reflect something of his nature. That means that we desire meaningful relationships [...]
Recipe for Recovery: Practical Strategies to Reset After an Emotional Affair
Dr. Shane Patrick, Kate Motaung2025-03-18T21:55:46-07:00When we make our marital vows and declare that we will forsake all others, we tend to view it as a nod to the threats that infidelity poses. What [...]
Moving Beyond Emotional Neglect Toward Connected Parenting
Angela Yoon, Kate Motaung2025-02-27T21:11:59-08:00The gift of new life that needs to be nurtured is a rare one that can, unfortunately, be taken for granted. Sometimes, a parent or caregiver can fall short [...]
Toxic Traits in a Relationship to Look Out For
Dr. Shane Patrick, Kate Motaung2025-02-26T22:23:30-08:00Relationships of all kinds bring together people who may have various similarities and differences that make their dynamic interesting. These differences may be in temperament, personality, life experiences, culture, [...]
Tips for Dealing with Resentment in Relationships
Kate Motaung2025-01-28T01:45:53-08:00Picture this, you have been in a relationship for quite a while now and hurtful words and actions have built up a wall of resentment, anger, and pain. It [...]
4 Ways to Help Your Spouse Deal with Emotional Abandonment
Kate Motaung2025-05-07T13:13:27-07:00Emotional abandonment can be a difficult issue to resolve. Emotional abandonment comes from many different sources. People who feel abandoned due to childhood trauma or a lack of emotional availability [...]