This month’s Ask Coach Kathy talks about taking the initiative to show you care. I go through this every year the week before Valentine’s Day … I feel immobilized. I never know what to do for my wife. I’ve never been very romantic and I’m so afraid whatever I do won’t be right, so I […]
Relationships, Emotions and the Coronavirus in the 2020 Holiday Season
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 […]