Posts by Dr. David McFadden
5 Ways Being A Parent Can Improve Your Marriage & Make You A Better Human Being
Parenting can take its toll on a couple, there are also some great perks in that role. No one is ever fully prepared for what becoming a parent will really involve, but you can certainly work at having a better knowledge base by reading and listening to professionals talk about parenting. Parenting can be extremely…
Read More9 Of The Best Marriage Survival Tips
Does your marriage have a good chance of making it? An article in Time Magazine in 2016 reported that the divorce rate in the US is at a 40 year low. The article continued with the news that marriages in the USA still have about a 50% chance of making it. These numbers remain somewhat scary. …
Read MoreIs Restoring Passion To A Marriage Possible?
Life can be disappointing when there is no passion in it, and the passion has died out. One definition of passion describes it as “a strong and barely controllable emotion.” When our feelings of passion for another person are aroused, it is hard to think of anything other than that person with whom we…
Read MoreCan Your Marriage Survive Without Intimacy?
Sharing a relationship with someone with whom you feel a sense of intimacy is a central component related to where we get our feelings of positive identity and well-being. A study by Joel Sneed of Queens College concluded that a positive sense of well-being in those in their 50’s and older is predicted for those who experience…
Read MoreCan Your Marriage Survive Multiple Affairs? My Answer Is Yes, If…
For several decades I owned and managed a thriving counseling practice with several locations while at the same time working full time as a Marriage and Family therapist. During all of those years, there were many times when I saw more couples who were victims of an affair than all of the rest of our…
Read MoreHow To Rekindle Marriage Passion
Is it normal for a couple to lose the passion in their relationship and marriage? Once the fire starts to die out, will it always be that way? Is it ever possible to regain, renew or rekindle the passion in a marriage once the fire has died down? These are common questions for those committed…
Read More7 Ways To Recommit To Your Marriage & Fall In Love Again
A common theme we have encountered countless times in the past couple of decades is couples who have drifted apart. Often it occurs when a couple reaches the point where their children leave home, and it is now just the two of them in the household. While one or the other of the couple has…
Read MoreHow to Be Happy After An Affair
I remember a particular day a few years ago when I was thinking through the counseling sessions scheduled for the week. At the time, I was working with about a dozen couples who were working at recovering and rebuilding after an affair. In one situation, we had scheduled two couples who had been friends until…
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