No Villains, No Heroes: Healing a Dysfunctional Marriage

No One Is the Monster and No One Is the Hero in a Struggling Marriage If you’re struggling in your marriage, no one partner is the monster, and no one partner is the hero either. You have both built the dysfunction. When marriages hurt, it’s easy to fall into extremes. You might tell yourself that … Read more

No Marriage Is Perfect: How Two Good People Unintentionally Create Dysfunction

No Marriage Is Perfect: Healing the Patterns That Divide You No marriage is perfect. Even the healthiest marriages have their ups and downs. Sometimes we see other couples, maybe on social media or through friends and family, and we think, Man, I wish I had that because my marriage is struggling. But even those marriages … Read more

When Your Growth Doesn’t Fix Your Marriage

So… what if you do all this work? You stop reacting. You become calmer. You lead with presence and peace. You start healing your wounds. You start loving yourself. You learn to become the man you always wanted to be… But your marriage still doesn’t change. She’s still distant. She still doesn’t respond. There’s no … Read more

Never Threaten An Open Marriage To Guilt Your Wife Into Sex

Never threaten an open marriage to guilt your wife into more sex. It might feel like a way to express your frustration. It might feel like the only card you have left. But I promise you—it will backfire. Because what you’re doing isn’t leadership. It’s sabotage. It’s a pain-driven reaction that will destroy the very … Read more