Sentences with phrase «spouse about your hopes»

Not exact matches

I suspect that if you took spousal and child abuse statistics in the US (and account at least a little bit for what goes unreported), you'd probably find that the spectrum of our «Christian» nation doesn't exactly have a lot to brag about either (but of course anyone who abuses children or spouse can't POSSIBLY be a «true Christian»... and I hope you see the irony in that remark).

(Abingdon, 1966) 1 wrote about a group of nine clergy spouses who met weekly to share their hopes and hurts, difficulties and dreams.

Of the singles that we talked with, the happiest ones all shared one common trait: They did what they were dreaming about, even if that meant doing it without the spouse they originally hoped to have.

Assume nothing will change: Many people enter into a marriage hoping they'll be able to change certain things about their spouse — a nip here or a tuck there, a few little things to improve the package.

If you're uncomfortable about having a serious conversation about life insurance with your spouse and unsure about how and when to approach the subject, we hope the following suggestions will help:

Avoid pointing out areas where you hope your spouse will benefit or making your spouse feel like marriage counseling is all about fixing her, recommends licensed couples social worker Jon Meyerson in his Social Work Today article, «Success With Couples Therapy — A Step - by - Step Approach.»

FR militants will drone endlessly on about a non-issue they call Parental Alienation Syndrome and another they call Malicious Mother Syndrome, and demand evaluation after evaluation, in hopes of finding someone, anyone, to take their sick side, or failing that, of running the spouse completely out of financial and emotional resources, so that she can no longer do battle on a level footing.

In the book The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. Gottman identifies a Love Map as the place in the brain where one stores details about their spouse's history, interests, fears, hopes, and goals.

Sometimes, in an attempt to be nice, the non-reluctant spouse sends mixed signals about divorce and gives their partner a reason to hold onto hope that the divorce won't happen.

In sessions, you will have a safe and confidential place to talk about your beliefs, fears, values, hopes and dreams and learn even more about your future spouse.

Then, we walk you through the five barriers to hope that you may be feeling about your spouse and your marriage.

Especially during late adulthood when people experience losses in resources required for goal pursuit (e.g., health, income, cognitive abilities; Freund & Riediger, 2001; Jopp & Smith, 2006), couples may benefit from sharing possible selves, that is, from both spouses hoping to bring about or seeking to prevent similar future events or outcomes.

Whether your fighting with your spouse, feeling frustrated with your children or worried about the quality of your family life, therapy is a place to start to find hope again and make steps towards new beginnings.

A good mediator will not give you false hopes, but will be up front and honest about what is required of you and your spouse for the mediation to be a success.

In fact, some jurisdictions make it mandatory for spouses to learn about divorce mediation upon filing for divorce, in the hopes that they'll amicably settle their differences outside of court.

It is very important for couples to talk about their goals, values, and hopes and dreams prior to getting married to ensure that these will be compatible with their future spouse's ambitions.