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You've met them before. The mom who discovers that her 3 year old has been feeding chocolate cake to her lifelike baby doll (look, mommy,...

Here's a (true) story about Kayla (not her real name - but you knew that already ;) Kayla had complaints about her husband. In fact, she...

If you're married, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is - the vast majority of your husband's character traits that bother...

I'm sure you can identify with this quote from Alan Greenspan:  "I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not...

You dreamed of being Rochel, Eishes Rabbi Akiva. You were willing to sacrifice everything, everything for his learning. (Well maybe not...

I was recently speaking to a lovely group of women. (In person! Sitting on chairs! Just like in the good old days!) We were speaking...

Full disclosure: I'm not the adventurous type. But when our summer flight from Israel to the States had a layover in England, I went...

I want to share a fascinating experience I had when attending a round table discussion at a conference. There were amazing coaches at the...

You co-worker is out with the flu - again - and her workload got dumped on you. You flew out of work a few minutes late - straight into...

The letter said it all. A young woman, wondering why she should want to get married. What went wrong? Well, it started with good...

Before I proceed, full disclosure: I personally am not a gift person. I don't ask for or expect gifts, and I'm fine buying the things I...

When was the last time you had a DMC with your husband? a. Why, last week, of course b. I don't know, but it was definitely before our...

I recently heard someone suggest that shalom bayis classes are really unnecessary. After all, you just need to know 2 words in order to...

Ever have one of Those conversations? You know, the one where you say something perfectly sensible to your husband... and before you know...

Are you a frog farmer? Um. Excuse me? Oh, right. Let's start from the beginning. Once upon a time, there was a princess. Blah, blah,...

Have you ever noticed that we are far more likely to notice the negatives than the positives? To test out this trait, try this experiment...

Have you been hearing what I'm hearing? An article in Mishpacha Magazine. A podcast episode on Headlines. All addressing the question:...

Sometimes your brain and your heart just can't seem to get along. It happens, oh, probably hundreds of times a day - when you KNOW you...

Appreciation is a tricky thing. On the one hand, we know it's a nice thing to do. It creates warm feelings. And we certainly like it when...

He may be a whale, but he sure does have a lot to teach us about relationships. I'm always on the lookout for practical tips that will...

Does it feel like you're holding your world together with the strength of your own two hands? What would happen if you didn't feel the...

Have you checked out the Between Carpools website lately? You may have seen the article I posted a few weeks ago , In it, I listed some...

I sometimes get asked: Do you teach men, too? Or Why do you only teach women and not men? Or Why do most marriage coaches, speakers, and...

Sora had a beautiful relationship with her husband, Ezra. They were perfectly matched. Not because they liked the same style of music –...

There’s a feature that I love in Mishpacha Magazine. It’s called Double Take, and it’s a fictional story told twice: once from the...

I know how it is. You have so many things you wish you could change in your marriage - or in your husband. You wish he would help more he...

You know you want him to listen to you - but how do you actually get him to do it? The answer may be a lot simpler than you think. So I...

You don't always have to agree with your husband. But what if you could minimize conflict and increase emotional intimacy, all with 3...

You can easily come up with a list of your husband's faults, right? But what if you tried coming up with a different list? Malki was...

Sure, communication is important. You know what you need, and you know what you want. In fact, you usually know the "rules" for running a...