Interview with Alisa DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage | Strengthen Communication, Enjoy Better Intimacy & Build Trust
We had the privilege of chatting about marital intimacy with Alisa DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage. Alisa and Tony DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage What I like about her work is that is born out of experience. Just like Rivka and I, Alisa and her husband Tony started helping couples after they experienced their own […]
Communicating with your spouse doesn’t have to stink! (Video Series)
Communicating with your spouse doesn’t have to be so hard. And yet communication problems are the #1 biggest reported problem for most married couples. Truthfully, achieving healthy communication really is one of the hardest things to learn how to do well! Relationship communication coaching can help improve your emotional and physical intimacy so that you […]
Can a married couple recover from infidelity?
Yes, if they want to. The key to a marriage surviving after infidelity is rebuilding trust. Ultimately, it all comes down to how much the couple wants the marriage to work and the effort both people want to make to save it. Infidelity is never an easy thing. It is extremely painful for the spouse […]
What is Financial Infidelity? 8 Signs to Look Out for (And What to Do About It)
It’s often said that conflict over money is one of the leading causes of divorce. And with nearly three-quarters of Americans experiencing financial worry right now, it’s reasonable to presume many marriages across the country are facing increasing strain and challenge. For some couples, money conflict can progress to a damaging situation known as financial infidelity. While financial infidelity doesn’t generally […]
3 Ways Grief Can Affect Your Relationship
Grief is an acutely painful reaction to loss. A person may grieve in reaction to the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, a divorce, or even the loss of a sense of healthy self when faced with a chronic or terminal diagnosis. As the Hospice Foundation of America points out, grief is highly personalized. […]
Half of All Emotional Affairs End with Physical Cheating. Here’s Why—and What You Can Do About It
It starts out so innocently. You’re texting someone who “just gets you.” They ask how your day is. They remember that your mom was in the hospital. They make you laugh. They listen. And after a while, you notice you’re not sharing those same things with your spouse anymore. The connection that was once sacred […]
How to recover from an affair: Jerry Falwell Jr’s Betrayal
How to recover from an affair after being so let down? While the story has just broken regarding Jerry Falwell Jr and it remains to be seen what actually happened, it leaves one thinking about expectations we have, not only for leaders, but for a spouse. We enter a relationship with a certain level of […]
The big reveal! Shlomo and Rivka struggle (and have struggled for 19 years!) with…[Podcast + Video Training]
Listen to the podcast episode below to find out what we are struggling with! We’re currently working on a program on this topic. If you think our struggle resembles your own and you wish to learn more, watch the video below to get further help! How to Thrive as a Couple without Letting the Stress […]
We’ve got something BIG to reveal about our marriage…
We just had a pretty big realization about our 19 year old marriage. We need some time to put our thoughts together and share it with you. Stay tuned on our Facebook page to find out the big reveal or subscribe to our podcast to be notified as soon as the announcement hits. Boy oh […]
What to do if you’re bored with your marriage? [Podcast Episode] Boring Marriage
Rivka: You might be listening on our podcast. Maybe watching a Youtube video. And whatever the case is today we want to talk to you about boredom in a marriage because we have a lot of readers writing to us things like, “I love my husband, and he’s such a great dad and he’s a […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 6 | Day to Disconnect, Shabbat, Peace
Disconnect, Shabbat & Peace | 6th Day of Covid Family Quarantine Writing today’s entry at night after the Sabbath is over. Over 24 Hour Break from the News and Social Media I feel like a different person after today as I didn’t touch the news or any electronic devices for over 24 hours. What an […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 5 | Anger, Self Care, and Sabbath
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 5 | Anger, Self Care, and Sabbath There’s something called the Grief Wheel which goes through the stages of grieving. First shock, then sadness, anger, and ultimately acceptance. Stages of Grief I feel like I’m somewhere on that wheel, not yet in the acceptance stage yet. Today I was ANGRY! 😡 […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 7 | Lazy Sunday, Wedding Guests on Zoom
Lazy Sunday, Wedding Guests on Zoom | 7th Day of Family Covid Quarantine How much laziness can one enjoy? Apparently it’s never too much for some 🙂 Truly I didn’t want any semblance of a schedule for Sunday in quarantine. We baked and had a movie day. I rarely let the kids watch movies and […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 8 | Putting Forth Helping and Healing Energy Into the World
Putting Forth Helping & Healing Energy Into the World | 8th Day of Covid Family Quarantine There is a lot of interest out there for mental health professionals like Shlomo to answer dozens of media requests. Reporters want interviews and quotes contributed to their stories about Covid19. Media Inquiries on Corona Virus They’ve got questions […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 9 | Answering More Questions and Couples Frustrations, Walking together
Answering More Questions and Couples Frustrations, Walking together | Day 9 of Covid Quarantine with Family Never would I have thought I would appreciate a walk around the block with Shlomo as much as I did yesterday. The skies were blue, the trees have started blooming and blossoming, it’s almost like nature has no idea […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 4 | Tears, Perseverance & Joy Helping Couples
March 19, 2020 Fourth Day of Covid Quarantine with Family Last night there were tears. Tears when I saw pictures of coffins in Italy lined up, tears when I heard about young people contracting corona, tears when I heard the stock market lost all gains since Trump. I’m not sure if they were tears of […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 2 | Quarantined with Kids
March 17, 2020 Second Day of Covid Quarantine with My Kids Because of me feeling pressured all day yesterday to adhere to a schedule, which is something generally very difficult for me to do with my adult ADHD, I decided to do away with the kids’ “homeschool” schedule. I told them we will definitely learn […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 3 | Missing Adult Interaction in Quarantine with Kids
March 18, 2020 Third-Day of Covid Quarantine with My Kids Feeling like I miss interacting with other adults. I invited past attendees of our Getting the Love You Want Workshop to join us on a Zoom night as I’ve seen other Imago therapists do online. Nothing heavy or anything like that, just to see each other’s […]
Rivka’s Quarantine Diary Day 1 | Keeping Kids on a Schedule & Meditation
March 16, 2020 Our quarantine officially started yesterday, on Monday, March 16, 2020. We had actually quarantined ourselves voluntarily starting the previous Thursday because it seemed that we were sick with various flu, allergies, and colds. So this isn’t really day 1 and it feels like we’ve already been quarantined for a week! Managing Kids’ […]
The Most Important Thing for a Healthy Marriage is NOT Conflict Resolution
It’s not wrong to say that effective conflict resolution will benefit a couple. But according to relationship expert and researcher Dr. John Gottman, conflict resolution isn’t the most important element to a successful marriage—friendship is. Keep reading to learn why having a good friendship with your spouse can help you succeed in the long-term, and how […]