This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses how to validate your mate’s emotions as you navigate through the holiday season. My wife and I are disagreeing on Christmas this year. She’s afraid to spend the amount we usually do on gifts for the family because of the uncertainty of the virus. She wants to have a […]
How to Navigate Thanksgiving With Your Family During a Pandemic
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses how to have an attitude of gratitude for this very different-looking Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I’m really bummed that it’s only going to be me and my husband at the table. We usually have a houseful of 15 people. I’m not feeling very grateful. Any […]
How to improve the sexual intimacy with your partner
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses sexual intimacy and taking the pressure off yourselves. I am seventy-two and my husband is seventy-five. We have always had a very active sex life, but now it seems as though our relationship is reduced to nonsexual physical affection, things like hugging, holding hands, and little kisses now and […]
Negative communication you learned from your parents
This month’s positive point with a couple occurred when each person became aware that he/she had developed a negative communication habit (yelling and condescension) from a parent. Up until receiving coaching, they were unknowingly giving themselves a “free pass” on using the habit because “Well, I learned it from my parent”. Parents teach us lots […]
Should You Resolve an Argument Before Going to Bed
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses whether you should stay up to resolve an issue or if it’s ok to go to bed angry. Sometimes my husband and I will have a disagreement later in the evening. He insists we stay up and resolve the issue. I am often exhausted and become more argumentative. We […]
