Tackling Conflict

Every couple has a story: how you met, the birth of children, adventures you’ve shared. And every couple has hopes and dreams for the future. Listen in as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell discuss chapter 12 of Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage and help you cull the richness of your unique story and cast a vision for your relationships’ future that will strengthen your marriage for a lifetime.  

Intimate relationship is powerful. It has the power to crush you or to re-create you both into more loving human beings. Join marriage therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell as they discuss the transformational potential of marriage and the four freedoms couples can experience who choose to embrace the change, from chapter 11 of Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage.

When we marry, we expect to stay in love for a lifetime. We can, however, fall in and out of love many times over the course of a marriage. Listen in as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell share their insights from chapter 10 about the difference between a contingency marriage and an unconditional marriage and how each impacts the emotional tenacity of a couple.

Do you long for a more intimate love relationship with your mate? Would you like to experience more emotional closeness and/or enjoy a more fulfilling physical connection? Join the conversation as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell explore the three aspects of intimacy: emotional, sexual and spiritual, and offer a taste of the incredibly helpful ninth chapter of Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage.  

It’s not the big vacations or even the romantic dinners that keep a couple in sync and in love but the small increments of daily behavior that say “I care.” Listen in as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell discuss the nine habits of connection that will nourish your marriage from chapter 8 of Laura’s book, Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage!

Do old patterns get in the way of moving forward in your relationship? Do disappointed expectations, negative interpretations, perfectionism or resentment strangle the sense of friendship and connection you feel with your mate? Join marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell as they discuss how to identify and let go of these patterns that hinder love from chapter 7 of Laura’s book, Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage!

Have you ever done or said something during a conflict with your mate that you regret? Have you ever found yourself reacting much more strongly than you were expecting? When we get triggered by our mate, we often have difficulty responding in a way that is going to help us feel understood and resolve the issue. Listen in as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell explore chapter 6 of Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage. Here they discuss how to calm yourself, engage your partner and use conflict to deepen intimacy.

Ever wish your mate did things your way? Ever wanted them to think more like you? Some of the ways you find you and your mate to be different may be welcome, but if you’re like most, some of the ways they are different may drive you crazy! Join marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell as they discuss the many ways husbands and wives are different and what benefits lie ahead as you learn to embrace the differences, the core themes of chapter 5 of Laura’s book, Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage!

When marriage is hard and disagreements erupt, it’s so easy to focus on our mate’s issues and things they need to change, right? Of course! And, it’s usually so hard to step back and see what we are contributing to the problem. Like it or not, our own upbringing has a lot to do with how we relate and react in our marriage. Join in as licensed marriage and family therapists Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell discuss the impact of our family history in how we communicate and work through conflict and tools offered in chapter 4 of Laura’s book, Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage, to help you become more self-aware.

Have you ever asked yourself if marriage is really worth it? With all the challenges and conflict, what are the upsides you can look forward to? Listen in as marriage and family therapists, Laura Taggart and Teagan Darnell as they discuss some of the surprising benefits of married life from chapter 3 of Laura’s book, Making Love Last: Divorce-Proofing Your Young Marriage!