Is tension building because you are spending too much time together? This month’s positive point with a client happened when a couple shared with me they had implemented a “space and time plan” for their relationship around the restrictions of Covid-19. This particular couple is on a maintenance plan in our work together. For them, […]
Aging In a Relationship
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy focuses on my own experience of growing older together in a relationship. As a relationship ages, so do the two people in it! My husband is 73 years old and I’m 62, and we’ve been married for 35 years. A couple of years ago, we decided to join an aging-in-place […]
Affection and Your Relationship
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy question is about physical intimacy. How do I get my spouse to be more affectionate? In almost every relationship, one partner physically touches more than the other. Having said that, the best way I know to encourage your mate to be more physically affectionate is to catch him or her […]
Practical Life with your Spouse
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy question is about Practical Life. We have identified strategies that seem to work to bring our relationship to a better place, but they don’t stick. We always end up falling back into “roommate living,” even if we used certain strategies for 6 months or more. Not sure why or how […]
Communicating with your Spouse
This month’s Ask Coach Kathy question is about Communication. Is it important to speak up and tactfully, lovingly communicate with your spouse any time there is something bothering you about what he or she is doing or not doing, if it’s a recurring situation? How do you know when you should speak up or just accept […]