Learn a 4-step tool for transforming everyday frustrations. What I love most about coaching and mentoring women is witnessing the transformation that comes exclusively through changing one’s own actions and words. Sometimes, though, having the right script is not enough. If you’re going through the motions and mouthing the words, but your heart is still…
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How to Feel More Appreciated
It’s that time of year – working so hard as it is, and now the responsibilities are ramping up into overdrive. And it’s often a time that many women don’t feel appreciated for all the hard work they’re doing. Wouldn’t it be amazing if your husband gazed at you admiringly saying, ”I just want you…
How to Feel Respect Even If You Really Don’t Feel It
And why it’s worth it for you to try to give it – even if you don’t think you’ll ever change him. Here’s a trick question: What’s the #1 thing a man wants from his wife? It’s not what you think. The answer is actually respect. You may wonder, “Why should I respect my husband?…
Are You Responsible for Your Husband’s Ruchnius?
The answer? Absolutely not. But then what are we supposed to do if he’s not fulfilling his part? There are 2 voices in a frum woman’s brain. One says, “you’re not his mashgiach.” And then there’s the shriller, louder, more authoritative one. The one that says, “He is not fulfilling his tafkid! This is not…
9 Winter Wins for Your Marriage
How do you keep things fresh and exciting when there’s so much routine in the days ahead? Now that we’ve changed the clocks and have long months and nights ahead, we’re faced with a looming question: What do we have to look forward to? Oh, just a loooooong, cold winter. Doesn’t that sound exciting? Well,…
Revolutionary Marriage Advice: Say What You Mean
Do you need a quick refresher on wife-husband communication? This is a quick guide to understanding what he hears when you express yourself in a less than direct way. “I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure that you realize that what you heard is not…
Why You Shouldn’t Say “I’m Sorry”
Instead of expressing guilt to your husband, express your apology with an expression of gratitude. Here’s how– One of the top dubious contributions of Hollywood to the art of relationships (coming up right next to “love at first sight” and “they lived happily ever after”) is the wildly-inaccurate-but-cool-sounding aphorism “Love means never having to say…
Jewish Women Share Their Best Marriage Tips for Newlyweds
We asked our readers, “What’s the best piece of advice you would share with Jewish newlyweds?” Then, the advice came pouring in. That’s when we realized that the tips were good for all Jewish marriages, no matter what age or stage you’re in. These are the marriage tips our readers have to share with each…
From First Dates to First Year: A Parent’s Guide to Shidduchim
As parents, we dream of walking our children down to the chuppah. There is no greater joy in the world than seeing your child set up a home of their own. Getting married is not the ultimate goal, however. Staying married and building a healthy, thriving, and happy marriage should be the goal. Here are…
Are You a Frog Farmer?
What does that even mean? Is it you that’s turning your husband into a frog…or a prince? Are you a Frog Farmer? A what? Well, let’s see how to explain this. You see, there are some women who turn frogs into princes. And then… There are some women who turn princes into frogs. What?!? I…
