military relationships

It’s almost comical the blog posts, articles, and even books that are written for the military population that begin with… Read More

Let’s face it, intimacy is hard. Most of us get drunk on love and that intoxicating emotion leads us down… Read More

When controversy strikes, I know exactly what will happen…my liberal friends will push an agenda calling my conservative friends racist,… Read More

Loud thoughts are a trademark of silent lips. Why can’t we just say what/how we feel? Why can’t honest communication… Read More

Dear Military Spouse, Big changes are coming and that is for certain. Your steps and the life you live for… Read More

Oh, go ahead and admit it. You love all things Royal. Maybe a guilty watching-the-Bachelor like pleasure, maybe a deep… Read More

The military, statistically, is not positively reflected by the data when analyzing marriage dynamics. Hard as it may be to create,… Read More

So here we are, the dawn of another December. Most of us are far from family, some of which we… Read More

‘Gasp’ What? There is nothing to be thankful for during deployment. I believe there is truly nothing done in life… Read More

I am the worst military spouse friend ever, but I also stink at being a friend in general. I know… Read More

Being a Pollyanna, seeing the world through rose colored glasses, living on cloud nine. As a generally positive person, I… Read More

In the fall we tend to think of all things spice: Pumpkin Spice Lattes (PSL), spices added to our foods,… Read More

We have all heard the saying “opposites attract.” And while that is very handy to know when dealing with magnets,… Read More

Originally posted on Verdant Oak Behavior Health By Diane Thorp, California Licensed Psychotherapist Often couples come to me asking for… Read More

As military families we recognize that our lives will never be free of struggle. These same struggles are often times… Read More

Eighteen, 1-8, 10 plus 8, or otherwise known as my age when I changed my status to “married.” I didn’t… Read More

Have you ever noticed that the things that drive us crazy about our spouse/significant other are also the very same… Read More

Setting goals at the beginning of each new year is as trick-or-treating is to Halloween or as caroling is to… Read More