A never-ending to-do list.  Hair that hasn't been washed in days.  Jeans that don't fit. Kids who misbehave in public.  No matter how hard you try, it's never "good enough."  Our guest, Jill McCormick, the self-described "try-hard girl", shares her insights and encouragement for the mom who feels that she does not measure up.

Crisis tests the mettle of marriage.  If the spiritual foundation is weak, then the relationship is likely to falter. Many spouses struggle when they feel that their significant other is drifting away from their faith.  In today's episode our guest Melissa Gendreau provides guidance on how to cope with spiritual imbalance in marriage.  She gives helpful tips on how to be a praying spouse and how to help the wayward spouse.

Usually by the time we see a couple for marriage counseling and the complaint of selfishness is the issue, the couple has been married a while. This selfishness comes across as being demanding and commanding with their needs, values, and wants. In this episode, Laura and Vincent discuss how selfish demands causes discord in marriage and tips to alleviate it.

Do you find yourself making statements like "we never go on dates" or "he doesn't care what I think or want"? Do you find yourself constantly complaining about your spouse? In today's episode, Laura and Vincent discuss "over-generalizations" that come across as complaining. They give tips on how to reduce your complaining.

The basis for every plot on the sitcom Three's Company was an assumption that had gone wrong. Misconstrued assumptions are funny on a TV show, but they can be toxic in a marriage. In this episode, Vincent and Laura discuss how we "mind-read" our spouses and get it very wrong.

In marriages, we can get into bad habits of giving our spouse's negative labels. Are you labelling your spouse without really getting to know them? Do you really understand them or are you just making harsh judgements that are extreme? In today's episode, Vincent and Laura discuss how you address your spouse.

We all have Eeyores and George Castanzas in our lives. These are people that are chronically negative. They are the Debbie Downers that don't see the good things right under their noses. In today's episode, Vincent and Laura are going to discuss "MAGNIFYING." This is our second in a series on anger in marriage.

When something goes wrong with the communication in marriage, we tend to blame the other person. We feel that we should be understood correctly. We believe that we have done all we could to express ourselves appropriately. Unfortunately, many times we are wrong. We don't see our responsibility in the communication breakdown. In this episode, Vincent and Laura discuss how to avoid the blame game.

Today's guest is Dr. Barry Ham, the author of "Living on Purpose" and "Unstuck: Escaping the Rut of a Lifeless Marriage." He has decades of experience in private practice counseling families. Although he does not wear a referee shirt to counsel, he does get in the midst of heated and difficult situations to help. Dr. Ham gives valuable advice on how to hand these situations and how to thrive in life.

Have you made statements like, "Why does this always happen to me?" or "I never get a break." If so, then you may be operating with a victim mentality. In this episode, Laura gives tips about how to get out of the victim mindset.