By John H. Thurman Jr., M.Div., M.A., LPCC 12 simple ways to encourage your wife may sounds like a fairly bold title doesn’t it? Being married is one of the most challenging committments a person can ever make. And honestly, having been married to my first wife for nearly fifty years, a woman’s mind is […]
Do You Know the 6 Needs of a Happy Wife?
Want to have a happier wife? One of the keys to having a resilient, long-lasting marriage is to do what you can to make sure your wife feels good about your relationship. Do you know the 6 needs of a happy wife? As a man, I had no idea how ignorant I was when I […]
Learn How to Crack the Marriage Mystery Code!
by John Thurman, M.Div., M.A., LPCC The Mystery of Marriage Marriage is many things, but it is not a Hallmark movie. Whatever romantic notions we might have, real-life always involves more than an hour and a half of easily-resolved conflicts amid harvest festivals or Christmas baking contests. Marriage is both glorious and challenging. A marriage […]
Simple Tools You Can Use to Lower Stress and Anxiety
Simple Tools You Can Use to Lower Stress and Anxiety By: John Thurman, M.Div., M.A., LPCC Want to slow those racing thoughts down? Are you ready to learn the simple tools you can use to lower stress and anxiety? Are you aware you can overcome fear and anxiety with your thoughts? That’s right, even though […]
3 Ways to Overcome the Dragons of Fear and Anxiety
3 Ways to Overcome the Dragons of Fear and Anxiety John Thurman M.Div., M.A., LPCC Are you managing fear, or is it managing you? Today, you will learn practical ways to manage fear and its cousin anxiety more effectively. The idea for 3 Ways to Overcome the Dragons of Fear and Anxiety came to me […]
Learn How To Enrich Your Life with Self-Care
Dealing with the Covid Crush What name would you give 2021? For me, 2021 was the Year of the Covid Crush. The constant drone of scary predictions, bad news, lockdowns, social isolation, and the ever-divisive rhetoric of “vaccinated or unvaccinated” has not done anything to encourage mental health. Yet one of the outcomes of the […]
Men – Enrich Your Valentine’s Day with these 5 Tips
Men – Enrich Your Valentine’s Day with these 5 Tips By John Thurman Keeping things light, fun, and romantic can strengthen your relationship. in today’s article, Men – Enrich Your Valentine’s Day with these 5 Tips, I will give you some tips that will endear you to your spouse, partner of special person. February is […]
How to Enhance Your Relationship this Valentines Day
by John Thurman Looking for a simple way to enhance your Valentine’s Day? With Valentine’s just around the corner I wanted to talk about one of the most important aspects of a relationship and that is that real lovers appreciate the differences between themselves and their partners. Dr. John Gottman’s research shows that the way […]
How to Use the Goldilock’s Method to Stay Motivated!
Does the name Steve Martin ring a bell? Performer, comedian, movie star, Saturday Night Live Alum, respected banjo player, father, husband, and author of autobiography Born Standing Up. (By the way, if you are looking for a great read, I highly recommend it.) Disneyland had just opened in 1955 when enterprising ten-year-old Steve managed to […]
How to Make Your Thinking Work For You in 2022
Nothing lives in your head rent-free! Your thought life is either enriching or debilitating. Want to know how to keep your thoughts in growth mode? How are those resolutions you made for 2022 going? One of the keys to keeping those goals and increasing positive change in your personal life is managing your self-talk based […]