Unity

Have a Weekly Business Meeting

by Darren Chapman | November 13, 2020April 9, 2021

Why a 20-minute meeting can be a game-changer for your marriage

Susan and Paul live in a continual state of mild overwhelm. They have 3 young kids including one at school. Life before, during and after COVID has maintained their normal level of busy and tired.

2 of the kids play sport, one is already learning piano and the youngest has a learning difficulty which means medical appointments every other week. Susan works part-time for a local solicitor and Paul works long hours as a Project Manager. Their lives are complex, busy and exhausting.

Connection

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Stop Keeping Score

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Communication

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Communication

How to Have a Talk

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The Perfect Stress Reliever

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Connection

Holding hands is powerful

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Communication

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The world is in an incredible state of upheaval right now and my marriage Insta feed is pretty flooded with stuff about sex right now. Sure, go for it. If you’re quarantined with each other and you can make love multiple times a day, try new positions and take your sex life to whole new

Communication

How To Keep Falling In Love

“We just… fell out of love.” We hear about it happening. We might even know someone who it happened to. Sadly, sometimes people aimlessly wander out of love. Falling out of love doesn’t happen because of one incident or conflict or even a single underlying issue or problem. It usually happens as a result of drift.