This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses why busy families benefit from having dinner together. I remember as a child, and until I left for college, that my parents and my brother always had dinner together, usually around 6:00. My daughter recently told me that her two kids and she and her husband rarely sit down […]
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 […]
Dealing With a Critical Mother-in-Law
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy discusses how to positively deal with a critical mother-in-law. My mother-in-law went with our family on a vacation this summer. Our kids are 9-years-old and 11-years-old. She criticized me several times on my decision to let our children stay up until 11:00 a couple of times during our trip. 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 […]
