It’s easy in life to get overwhelmed, overbooked, and overextended. In the midst of kids, career, extended family, never-ending laundry, bills, and mile-long to-do lists, it seems like there’s never enough time in the day to stop and just relax. If we’re not careful, it’s easy to put our marriage on autopilot, hoping that it will somehow manage to...
Our culture is filled with images, TV shows, movies, songs, and other types of media that is hypersexual. We all know, sex sells. The media creates great sexual expectations—ones that inaccurately portray real life and real sex with real people within a real relationship. And although our culture is bombarded with sex and sexual images, most people aren’t having much sex....
My husband and I have become friends with our neighbors—the husband is a retired Navy Seal. The stories he can share are like something you’d see at the movies. Unfortunately, they are all too real. It amazes me that he can have such a great outlook on life, after facing so many disturbing events. As Veteran’s Day approaches and we...
Have you bought into the myth that couples must agree on everything? If you've been married for longer than, a week, you know that perfect agreement on all things, especially politics, isn't realistic. Every couple has topics on which they just can't see eye to eye. Perhaps you and your partner are on the same party lines, but disagree on...
“I’m not happy anymore. I think I want a divorce.” All too often in my counseling office, I see a husband and wife, and one of them has just been blind sighted from their partner—their partner isn’t happy—and yet they had no idea that there was any major problem. To avoid this, one of the biggest communication skills I recommend to...
Hey everyone, I was recently interviewed by Francesca Di Meglio (@NewlywedsGuide) from About.com for their "Will this marriage survive?" column. In this interview, I discuss a case study about how couples can survive an affair (don't worry, names have been changed, and this is a combination of many couples' stories, not one in particular). Happy reading! How to Get Past Emotional...
Dr. Tabitha Johnson is featured in the Carly Cylinder's article for the Huffington Post, entitled Best of the Best: 16 Pieces of Advice from Experts in All Areas. The article is posted below. Enjoy! 16 Insider Tips You'll Want to Know on Your Big Day! Last year I wrote about what vendors don't want you to know on your big day,...
We are often so busy these days between running to jobs, school, sports and extracurricular activities for the kids, housework...the list goes on. So how do we find time for our marriage and our intimacy? Many of us feel as though that hot, passionate lovemaking has been reduced to a small spark. Dr. Tabitha Johnson speaks with Francesca Di Meglio with...
Lots of couples ask me how to keep a relationship healthy. I get it—a lifelong commitment can be a bit intimidating or a scary venture—especially in a society where divorce is ramped, infidelity is common, and for those that remain committed, few are really happy. I’m convinced that a successful marriage is absolutely possible, but it does take work. Here...
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