This month’s Ask Coach Kathy features my appearance on Channel 3’s morning show, Live on Lakeside to discuss how to avoid fighting with your relatives over the holidays. Last week I taped a segment on Channel 3’s morning show, Live on Lakeside to air on Christmas Eve morning. The topic was: How to Avoid Fighting […]
How to Deal with Your Mate’s Grief
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy answers the question of how to deal with a mate’s grief over the loss of a former spouse. I’ve been dating a woman for six months who lost her husband 2 years ago. I can imagine how hard it is to lose a spouse, however, each time we’re together she […]
How to Handle Verbal Snaps From Mate in Public
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses how to best respond to a mate who verbally snaps at you in front of other people. Sometimes when we are at a friend’s house or public event, my mate will snap at me and it’s mortifying. I have such an urge to one-up him and throw a snide […]
Different Communication Styles in a Relationship
Often, when I work with a couple, I hear the complaint, “We have different communication styles.” I understand why having different communication styles can be seen as a negative rather than a positive, because many times opposite communication styles can clash and cause conflict. Not fun. Frankly, most partners walking the planet have different communication […]
How to Communicate Effectively About an Important Issue
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses how to communicate effectively about an important issue in relationship. When I’m with my fiancé in front of other people, I notice that when he refers to me, he says, “she” rather than my name. When he does this, I feel discarded and almost like I’m not there. How […]
