Happily Ever After Is Just The Beginning! - Lesli Doares, LMFT Podcast
1) ENCORE: Bringing Passion Back to Your Marriage
Who doesn’t want a passionate marriage? But do you really know what that means? Or what it takes? Passion is a much more complicated topic than most of us want to deal with. It isn’t just ripping each...Show More
2) Seven Critical Strategies to Improve Your Marriage – Encore
Far too many people believe that relationships are natural. You meet someone, fall in love, plan a life together and go on autopilot. This is not a prescription for success. It’s a prescription for fl...Show More
3) ENCORE: The “No Excuse” Way to Reconnect with Your Spouse
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 07-27-2020. Nothing thrives on neglect and your marriage is no different. But it’s easy to let things go because “it’s not that bad” or other things take priority—your kids, ...Show More
4) How Easy Should Divorce Be?
No-fault divorce began in California in 1969 when Ronald Reagan was governor. It is now the norm in all fifty states. But when it requires both people to consent to getting married, should only one pe...Show More
5) Shattered Trust—Now What?
Once a cheater, always a cheater—right? But what if that’s not true. Infidelity is extremely painful, but it doesn’t have to be life sentence, for either of you. It is possible to recover from it and ...Show More
6) Making Marriage Fun Again
When you think about your marriage do you smile? Or do you wonder why you’re even still in it? Marriage shouldn’t be hard. Or work. Or drudgery. If it’s any of those things, then it isn’t serving you ...Show More
7) Performative Masculinity is Not Relational
“Man UP”. “Act like a man.” “Real men don’t…..” If you’ve ever heard or made these statements, or something like them, what was the outcome? While the patriarchy has given men, especially white men, a...Show More
8) How To Get And Keep The Spark in Your Marriage
Do you love your partner but aren’t sure you’re in love with them anymore? Do you wonder where the magic has gone? Do you worry it won’t ever come back? Are you settling for being roommates when you w...Show More
9) Is Your Marriage Harder Than It Needs to Be?
Expecting your marriage to be clear sailing with n’er a squall in sight is setting you up for disappointment and resentment. Far too many couples focus on the wedding day instead of what they want the...Show More
10) Love Never Dies a Natural Death, It Gets Killed
Have you ever heard a couple on the brink of divorce say they never loved each other in the first place? But you were at their wedding and you know that’s not true. Maybe you’ve even found y...Show More