by Kimberly Walton | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog, Communication
Effective Communication in Marriage: The TALL Approach to Difficult Conversations The outcome of a difficult conversation very often depends on how it was set up. Was it set up for success – or failure? When clients have a difficult conversation ahead, I...
by Kimberly Walton | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog, Communication, Love & Marriage
Don’t Eat The Marshmallow – It Could Ruin Your Marriage Are you familiar with the “marshmallow test” that was conducted with kids by Stanford researcher Walter Mischel in the 70’s? In the experiment, a young child is given a...
by Kimberly Walton | Oct 21, 2020 | 36 Questions That Leads to Lasting Love, Blog, Love & Marriage
36 Questions to Lasting Love Love. It’s been the topic of poetry, songs, movies, and more since the beginning of – well – poetry, songs, movies, and more. From Romeo & Juliet on the stage to Minnie and Mickey in the cartoons. From Elvis and “Can’t Help Falling in...
by Kimberly Walton | Sep 1, 2020 | 4 Critical Steps to Preventing Marital Distress, Blog, Communication, Love & Marriage
4 Critical Steps to Preventing Marital Distress I have always been of the belief that prevention is the best treatment. Even in my classroom (I teach at a local university also, in case you didn’t know), I find that creating an environment which prevents disruptions...
by Kimberly Walton | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog, Love Languages
The Five Love Languages You may not know this about me, but I LOVE to travel. I love the destinations, the journey to get there, the different foods, and I especially love people and people watching. (Any other people watchers out there?) This is also why I love...
by Kimberly Walton | Feb 14, 2017 | Blog, Communication, Date Your Mate, Love & Marriage, Vision Boards for Couples
Creating a Couples’ Vision Board: The 4-D Approach Vision boards, also sometimes called dream or manifestation boards, treasure maps, or life collages, are a fun and creative way for people to get clear on their goals and have a visual reminder of these goals. ...
by Kimberly Walton | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Fighting Fair
Fighting Fair: 10 Tips to Resolving Marital Conflicts Have you ever had a cоnflісt or disagreement with your partner?Sure, you have. Who hasn’t? They’re a pretty nаturаl part of any rеlаtіоnѕhір, right? Ask anyone who’s been married for any length of time, and...
