Why Your Kid’s Anxiety Might Be Yours
Jon’s eleven-year-old had been more anxious than usual, and it took his wife to name why: “You’ve been more stressed at work […]
What Does Your Marriage Look Like Twenty Years From Now?
Geoff Woods spent years teaching goal-setting at The ONE Thing, then pointed the same method at his own marriage. The exercise starts […]
Most Couples Fix Their Marriage Backwards
Most of us don’t have a plan for our marriage. We have a repair schedule: something breaks, we patch it, things are […]
Stop Working on Your Marriage. Switch to This.
Nobody gets married hoping to work on their marriage. After a long day of actual work, the last thing anyone wants is […]
Do You Have a Board of Directors for Your Life?
Nobody claws their way out of rock bottom alone. Matt Aitchison’s version of the bottom is specific: expelled from high school, arrested […]
Stop Telling Your Kids to Stop. Then Let Them Teach You
Most parents parent from stress, and stress makes people fall back on how they themselves were raised. That is the uncomfortable starting […]
The 5 Levels of Every Marriage (And How to Move Up)
Every marriage sits on one of five levels at any given time. According to relationship expert Jayson Gaddis, they run from level […]
The Five Versions of You (And the Sixth One You Need)
You already have five versions of yourself, and according to psychologist Dr. Kelly Flanagan, you need a sixth. The five are the […]
The 3 Rules That Make Date Night Actually Happen
Date night with a question is a weekly ritual built on three rules: same day and same time every week, no phones, […]
The Three Emotions That Sink Good Men
Quick test: how do you deal with your neediness? If you just cringed, you found your enemy emotion. Psychiatrist Dr. Laura Dabney […]
You’re the Bow, Not the Arrow: How He Sees His Job as a Dad
Ask young fathers how to raise great kids and you get 72 steps. Ask the old guys and you get two words: […]
Stop Waiting for Your Son to Grow Up (here’s your role)
A boy doesn’t become a man by accident, and waiting for it to happen on its own leaves the job to chance. […]