Not everyone makes decisions the same way. This month’s positive point in working with a couple happened when a woman’s partner surprised her by purchasing a household item she had wanted and for which she had been asking. She heard, “No” several times before the “No” turned into a “Yes.” The “Yes” was a game-changer […]
Use this Unique Gift to Celebrate your Anniversary
Be creative in showing your love for your partner. Although many times my work with couples involves helping them work as a team to handle a problem, sometimes it involves teaching one or the other or both to be creative in their love for one another. For example, I recently was asked by a client […]
Ask Coach Kathy: Should I Surprise My Husband With a Massage Gift?
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy’s question is about whether it’s okay to surprise her husband with the gift of touch. I really want to book a couples massage for me and my husband for Valentine’s day. He told me once that he would never be comfortable with someone else touching his body. That was years […]
Meaningful Mother’s Day Gifts
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy question is about how to give gifts that are meaningful to your spouse on Mother’s Day. Each year I give my wife flowers or a plant for Mother’s Day, but I can tell she isn’t that excited about the gift. What am I doing wrong? Although, flowers or a plant […]
Ask Coach Kathy
What gift do you get your mate when you are afraid that no matter what you give her, she will hate it? As long as whatever you give your partner, you give the story behind the gift, the chances of her hating it will decrease dramatically. True giving has time, energy, and thought attached […]